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Tuesday: Traced back to Mars, associated with Norse god Tyr, the god of War, whose counterparts in Roman mythology correspond with the planet.
Wednesday: Linked to Mercury, signifying speed and communication, named after the Norse god Woden.
Thursday: Named for Thor, the Norse god of thunder, paralleling Jupiter in Roman mythology.
Friday: Tied to the goddess Venus; however, there’s also an influence from Frigg, the goddess associated with beauty in Norse tradition.
Saturday: A straightforward homage to Saturn.
This linguistic amalgamation illustrates how ancient philosophies and cultures shaped our understanding of astronomy and calendrical systems, marrying the celestial with the terrestrial.