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.
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)
Thursday is actually not named after a Roman god- 'Thursday' is named after Thor, the god of thunder from Norse mythology.
The Romans called Sunday dies solis - after the sun-god Sol
This day is named after the Norse god Tyr, or Thor, who was synonymous with the Roman god Mars, god of war.
Saturn is the planet that is named after the roman god of agriculture and Cornus (Zeus's father) is the Greek god
None, Saturday was named for the Roman god Saturn.