Most are named after Norse gods and goddesses. Thor (Thursday) is an example. Thor is the Norse god of lightning and thunder. It was meant as Thor's Day. As for the others: Saturday - Saturn, a Roman god Sunday - the sun Monday - the moon Tuesday - Tyr, a Norse god Wednesday - Woden, a Norse god Friday - Frigga, a Norse goddess
In English they are almost all days are named after Norse gods and goddesses. The only day in English to retain a Greco-Roman name is Saturday (Saturn's day).
Sunday - Sun day
Monday - Moon day
Tuesday - Tiw's day
Wednesday - Wodan's day
Thursday - Thor's day
Friday - Friya's day
No gods are named after planets. But the planets are named after Roman gods.
No. It is mainly figures from Roman mythology that have planets/constellations named after them, but as there are many other minor gods/goddesses in Roman mythology as well as deities from other religions, not all of them have a planet/constellation named after them.
Saturday.
All of the planets are named after Roman gods and goddesses, Pluto was the Roman form of Hades.
Because the Ancient Roman people believed in those Roman gods and goddesses. As well as other gods and goddesses from foreign people.
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Both are named after Roman gods/goddesses.
no
In heaven
All of the planets were named after Roman gods and goddesses. Saturn the second largest planet, was named for Saturn, the God of Farming.
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Romans named their gods after their natures: Cupid (Desire) and so on and so forth, from what we understand, however there are gods and goddesses from Roman myth whose names are of uncertain origin.