Chrizo

itsmilan:

laughliketheresnotomorrow:

Sorry to burst your religious bubble but actually, without God:

Sunday will still be hemera heliou, or “day of the sun” named in honor of the Greek sun god Helios.

Monday will be sacred to the goddess of the Moon, called Selene in Greek, and named hemera selenes for “day of the moon.” The Romans named the day dies lunae in honor of their moon goddess Luna. The English word can be traced to the Anglo-Saxon monandæg, or “moon’s day,” which evolved to mondæg, monenday, moneday, and eventually to Monday.

Tuesday will still be hemera Areos, named for the Greek god of war Ares, and later for the Roman god of war Mars, dies Martis. Mars was associated with the fourth planet because of its reddish hue. The English name comes from the Anglo-Saxon tiwesdæg, or “Tiw’s day.” Tiw (or Tiu, Twia) was the Germanic god of war and the sky based on the Norse god of war Tyr (or Tir). The word changed over time from tiwesday to tewesday to Tuesday.

Wednesday is hemera Hermu or the “day of Hermes,” so named for the messenger god Hermes, after Mercury, the planet that moves most quickly across the night sky and is that closest to the sun The Latin name for this day was dies Mercurii, named for the Roman messenger god Mercury. The Anglo-Saxons named the day wodnesdæg for Woden, the god of the wild hunt. Woden was based on the Norse god Odin. “Woden’s day” evolved to wodnesday, wednesdai, and the modern English word Wednesday.

Thursday remains hemera Dios, or “day of Zeus,” named for the supreme god of the heavens Zeus. The Romans likewise named the day dies Jovis, or “Jove’s day,” in honor of Jove, which is another name for Jupiter. Jupiter, the fifth planet, was the chief god of Roman religion who hurled lightning bolts from Mount Olympus. Jupiter’s counterpart in Norse mythology was Thor, the god of strength and thunder. The Old Norse thorsdagr, or “Thor’s day,” was named in his honor. The Anglo-Saxon equivalent was thursdæg or thunresdæg, for “thunder’s day.” The Middle English thuresday evolved into Thursday.

“Friday I’m in Love”: Both this day and the second planet were dedicated to the goddess of love—the Greek Aphrodite, hemera Aphrodites, and Roman Venus, dies Veneris. The English word is derived from the Germanic frije-dagaz for “Frigg’s day” or “Freya’s day.” Frigg and Freya (Fria) were both goddesses of Germanic and Norse mythology associated with love, beauty, and procreation. The modern word Friday is based on the Middle English fridai.

Saturday:

The final day of the week was called hemera Khronu by the Greeks in honor of the god Cronus (or Kronos) who ruled the universe until dethroned by his son Zeus. The Romans named the day dies Saturni for the god Saturn, counterpart to Cronus and also the god of agriculture, who was associated with the sixth planet. The Anglo-Saxon sæternesdæg and sæterdæg, or “Saturn’s day,” evolved to saterday and is the root of the English word.

So yeah, not the best way to remind people about God as YOU know it.  Preachy, overly dramatic, and assumes too much about the inherent evil of humans, which I don’t really believe in.  Not to mention completely ignorant.