In Roman mythology Luna was a embodiment of moon and a companion of sun god Sol.

Roman names for days of the week. The English Saturday is called after a Roman god not a Saxon one. In Latin the name for Saturday is dies Saturni Day of Saturn named after Saturn the Roman God of wealth and agriculture. Months of the Roman Year Roman Month Origin Days in Republican Calendar Days in Julian Calendar Januarius January The God Janus 29 31 Februarius February From the Februa festivals which were celebrated at the end of.

Thus the days of the week in the Roman calendar were Suns day Moons day Mars day Mercurys day Jupiters day Venuss day and Saturns day. In Scandinavia the word for Saturday is Lördag or Lørdag. The Roman system of seven-day weeks each day named after the planets as they were then understood hence Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus and Saturn was introduced to Britain in the early 1st century AD.

Monday was known as the day of the moon thats how it became Monday. For instance the French call their days of the week after Roman gods. But the Saxon and Roman gods who look after the same day are the same type of god.

The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies. Day of the Week Dedicated to. The god is also the origin of the name of the planet with rings.

The days were not named after the gods the days were named after the celestial bodies which in some cases were named after gods and a goddess. The origins of our days of the week lie with the Romans. Diēs Sōlis diēs Lūnae diēs Martis diēs Mercuriī diēs Iovis diēs Veneris diēs Saturnī.

While we associate him with the Norse and Scandinavia the name Woden itself appeared in Saxon England and elsewhere as Voden Wotan his old German moniker and other variations all across the continent. The days of the days of the week hebdomas -adis f or septimāna -ae f were named after the sun moon and planets most of which had taken their own names from those of Roman gods. The Romans named their days of the week after the planets which in turn were named after the Roman gods.