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Q.Where do the days of the week come from

A.Names of the days of the week have their origins in Norse, Roman or Anglo-Saxon mythology, e.g. Saturday is "Saturn's day" and Thursday is "Thor's day".

Q.What was saturn the god of?

A.Saturn was the god of agriculture and the harvest. Saturday was named after this god. The Roman Goddess of agriculture was Ceres.

Q.Why are the days of the week named the way they are?

A.Tuesday = god Tiw, Wednesday = god Woden, Thursday = god Thor, Friday = goddess Frigga, Saturday = god Saturn, Sunday = the sun, Monday = the moon.

Q.what is the only day of the week to be named after a planet

A.No day of the week is named after a planet. You may be thinking of Saturday; both it and the planet were named after the god Saturn.