Language/Latin/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week

📅 The 7 Days of the Week in Latin

Romans named the days of the week after the main celestial bodies: the moon, the sun and the main planets.

Those celestial bodies had been named after Roman gods.

Days of the Week

Day in Latin (Diēs)	Translation	Meaning	Pronunciation
Diēs Sōlis	Sunday	day of the Sun
Diēs Lūnae	Monday	day of the Moon
Diēs Martis	Tuesday	day of Mars (Roman god of war)
Diēs Mercuriī	Wednesday	day of Mercury (Roman messenger of the gods and god of commerce, travel, thievery, eloquence, and science.)
Diēs Iovis	Thursday	day of Jupiter (Roman god who created thunder and lightning; patron of the  Roman state). Jove is Jupiter's nickname
Diēs Veneris	Friday	day of Venus (Roman goddess of love and beauty)
Diēs Saturnī	Saturday	day of Saturn (Roman god of agriculture)

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