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The Romans called Sunday dies solis - after the sun-god Sol

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Monday was not named after a Roman god. It means "Moon Day." Tuesday was named after a god named Ares.

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Venus (most romance lanugages have Friday as some version of her name e.g. viernes, vendredi, vennari), however the English word comes from the Norse goddess Frigg (wife of Odin)

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