Hi friends, I am your friend Rahul Wadekar welcomes to all
of you in my knowledge blog.
Friends, do you all
know that on the day of the week and where did their names come from? If you do not know then let's find out.
Last time I also posted a post in which we had to know where
from the names of the names they met. If you have to read that post then the
link below is provided.
https://knowledge78557.blogspot.com/2018/08/oh-so-months-were-created-like-this.html
https://knowledge78557.blogspot.com/2018/08/oh-so-months-were-created-like-this.html
So let's start our topic now. So let's start with Monday.
Monday
In the original Roman iteration, Monday was known as dies
lunae or day of the moon. Most languages have borrowed from this original
interpretation but restructured it to suit their belief system. The name Monday
itself can be traced back approximately to 1200 AD where the name was taken
from older English “mondeg”. Norse mythology even had records fo a deity named
“Mani”, a personification of the moon. The day of the week itself being
approximated as manadagr.
Tuesday
Tuesday is widely thought to come from “Tiu” a Germanic god
of war whose Norse interpretation Tyr is more popular. Interestingly, in Greek
dies Martis was a reference to the Roman deity of Mars also a God of War. In
many languages who find their root in Latin, the second day of the week derives
from either Mars or Ares, the Greek god of War. For example “Mardi” in French. Even
the Hindi Mangalwar is taken roughly from the deity Mangala, a warrior deity.
Wednesday
Taken as a literal translation of the Roman “dies Mercuri”,
it was more popular as the Germanic “Woden’s Day”. Woden or as the name is
anglicized “Odin”, is often thought to be a Germanic version of Mercury. The Latin
root can be found in records referring to the day as heméra Hérmou, after
Hermes, the Greek equivalent of Mercury.The middle day of the week draws this
parallel to Mercury across multiple languages. In Hindi, Buddhvar (बुधवार) refers to the planet Budha
(Mercury).
Thursday
Thursday stems from the Germanic God of "Thunder
-Thunraz" or as he’s more commonly known as a Thor. Thor is often seen as
an equivalent to Jupiter, the Roman god of the skies and Zeus, the Greek god of
Thunder. Thursday is popularly Guruvaar(गुरुवार)
in modern Hindi. Guru is a derivation of Bṛhaspati, the deity most often
associated with the planet Jupiter.
Friday
Most popularly, Friday is thought to come from the Old
English Norse deity Frigg the goddess of the sky and conjugal love. Many also
believe it comes from Freya, the Queen of the Valkyries. Many Latin languages
trace the word form Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Vendredi in French, for
example. The Hindu “Shukravar” comes from Shukra the planet Venus.
Saturday
It is with Saturday that direct parallels between the Greek
and Roman roots of the words cannot be made. The Roman referred to it as
Saturn’s day with Saturn having been a god of Agriculture and the name of one
of the 7 principle planets after which the Romans developed the names for the days
of the week. Often, Greeks were thought to refer to the day as “hemera Khronu”
or Cronos’ day after the Titan who fathered the Gods. In Hindi, Shani is the
Vedic god who is representational of the planet Saturn.
Sunday
Sunday is the day the Romans have been thought to have
devoted to the “sun”. Which follows suit in the day’s Hindi name “Ravivar (रविवार) after “Ravi”. a manner in which Surya is addressed.
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