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📅 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.

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

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