Exodus 23:13 - (...) make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
February- The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa.
Lupercalia- pastoral festival to avert evil spirits and purify the city.
March- named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus
April- The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of this name is uncertain. Possibly: Aphrilis for Aphrodite (Greek equivalent to Venus)
June- named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity Jupiter
July- in honor of the Roman general, Julius Caesar
September- from Latin septem, "seven"
December- from the Latin word decem which means "tenth"
Sunday -- Sun's day
Old English sunnandæg "day of the sun"
Germanic sunnon-dagaz "day of the sun"
Latin dies solis "day of the sun"
Ancient Greek hemera heli(o)u, "day of the sun"
Germanic sunnon-dagaz "day of the sun"
Latin dies solis "day of the sun"
Ancient Greek hemera heli(o)u, "day of the sun"
Monday -- Moon's day
Old English mon(an)dæg "day of the moon"
Latin dies lunae "day of the moon"
Ancient Greek hemera selenes "day of the moon"
Latin dies lunae "day of the moon"
Ancient Greek hemera selenes "day of the moon"
Tuesday -- Tiu's day
Old English tiwesdæg "Tiw's (Tiu's) day" - English/Germanic god of war and the sky.
Latin dies Martis "day of Mars" - Roman god of war.
Ancient Greek hemera Areos "day of Ares" - Greek god of war.
Latin dies Martis "day of Mars" - Roman god of war.
Ancient Greek hemera Areos "day of Ares" - Greek god of war.
Wednesday -- Woden's day
Old English wodnesdæg "Woden's day" - leader of the Wild Hunt, wod "violently insane" + -en "headship
Latin dies Mercurii "day of Mercury" - Roman god of commerce, travel, theivery, eloquence and science.
Ancient Greek hemera Hermu "day of Hermes" - Greek god of commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Latin dies Mercurii "day of Mercury" - Roman god of commerce, travel, theivery, eloquence and science.
Ancient Greek hemera Hermu "day of Hermes" - Greek god of commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Thursday -- Thor's day
Old Norse thorsdagr "Thor's day" - Norse god of thunder
Latin dies Jovis "day of Jupiter" - Jupiter (Jove) is the supreme Roman god
Ancient Greek hemera Dios "day of Zeus" - Greek god of the heavens
Ancient Greek hemera Dios "day of Zeus" - Greek god of the heavens
Friday -- Freya's day
Germanic frije-dagaz "Freya's (or Frigg's) day" - Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity
Latin dies Veneris "Venus's day" - Roman goddess of love and beauty
Ancient Greek hemera Aphrodites "day of Aphrodite" - Greek goddess of love and beauty
Latin dies Veneris "Venus's day" - Roman goddess of love and beauty
Ancient Greek hemera Aphrodites "day of Aphrodite" - Greek goddess of love and beauty
Saturday -- Saturn's day
Old English sæter(nes)dæg "Saturn's day" - Roman and Italic god of agriculture
Latin dies Saturni "day of Saturn" - Roman and Italic god of agriculture
Ancient Greek hemera Khronu "day of Cronus" - the Greek god (Titan) who ruled the universe until dethroned by his son Zeus.
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