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Wednesday 21 November 2018

Who named the days of the week

The Greeks named the days week after the sun, the moon and the five known planets, which were in turn named after the Gods Ares, Hermes, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Cronus. The Greeks called they days of the week the Theon Hemerai "Days of the God".


THE SEVEN DAY WEEK

Sunday - Sun's Day
Monday - Moon's Day
Tuesday - Tiu's Day
Wednesdays - Wooden's Day
Thursday - Thor's Day
Friday - Freya's Day
Saturday - Saturns Day

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