Origin Of The Names Of Days Of The Week
Origin of the Names of Days of the Week
FUN FACT: The days of the week were named after deities and correspond with celestial bodies for astrology purposes. European languages including romance languages tend to derive their names from Latin and thus refer to Roman deities but also include Christian influence. The Roman names of deities are the same as the names of planets. English names of the days come from Old English, language of Anglo-Saxons, which refers to Germanic deities closely related to Scandinavian Norse deities. The Germanic peoples adopted the seven day calendar from the Romans but substituted their own deities. The seven day calendar goes back to the Babylonians and Sumerians. It is based on being approximately a quarter of a moon cycle. Days of the week in English, French and Spanish with Roman, Greek and Norse deities: Sunday: Day of the Sun (Latin- Sol) (Fr. Dimanche, Sp. Domingo) (Most European languages call it the Lord's Day) Monday: Day of the Moon (Latin- Luna) (Fr. Lundi, Sp. Lunes) Tuesday: Tiw's (from Tyr) Day (Fr. Mardi, Sp. Martes) Mars (month of March is named after) Ares Tyr (one of Thor’s brothers) (gods of war) Wednesday: Woden's (“violently insane headship”) or Odin's Day (Fr. Mercredi, Sp. Miércoles) Mercury Hermes (both are messengers and gods of commerce) Odin (Odin only loosely corresponds with Mercury and Hermes in that they all are guides of souls after death. He corresponds more to Jupiter and Zeus in being chief of the gods) Thursday: Thor’s Day (Fr. Jeudi, Sp. Jueves) Jupiter (month of June is named after Jupiter's consort Juno) Zues Thor (All three are gods of thunder. Jupiter and Zeus are chiefs of the gods. Thor is Odin's son) Friday: Freya's Day (Fr. Vendredi, Sp. Viernes) Venus Aphrodite Freya (Frigga) (goddesses of love) Saturday: Saturn's Day (Fr. Samedi, Sp. Sábado- day of the Sabbath) Saturn- similar to Cronus Cronus- god of time, father of Zeus (No Norse deity assigned to Saturday, it was known as “washing day”)
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Juno Spacecraft: What Do We Hope to Learn?
The Juno spacecraft has been traveling toward its destination since its launch in 2011, and is set to insert Jupiter’s orbit on July 4. Jupiter is by far the largest planet in the solar system. Humans have been studying it for hundreds of years, yet still many basic questions about the gas world remain.
The primary goal of the Juno spacecraft is to reveal the story of the formation and evolution of the planet Jupiter. Understanding the origin and evolution of Jupiter can provide the knowledge needed to help us understand the origin of our solar system and planetary systems around other stars.
Have We Visited Jupiter Before? Yes! In 1995, our Galileo mission (artist illustration above) made the voyage to Jupiter. One of its jobs was to drop a probe into Jupiter’s atmosphere. The data showed us that the composition was different than scientists thought, indicating that our theories of planetary formation were wrong.
What’s Different About This Visit? The Juno spacecraft will, for the first time, see below Jupiter’s dense clover of clouds. [Bonus Fact: This is why the mission was named after the Roman goddess, who was Jupiter’s wife, and who could also see through the clouds.]
Unlocking Jupiter’s Secrets
Specifically, Juno will…
Determine how much water is in Jupiter’s atmosphere, which helps determine which planet formation theory is correct (or if new theories are needed)
Look deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere to measure composition, temperature, cloud motions and other properties
Map Jupiter’s magnetic and gravity fields, revealing the planet’s deep structure
Explore and study Jupiter’s magnetosphere near the planet’s poles, especially the auroras – Jupiter’s northern and southern lights – providing new insights about how the planet’s enormous
Juno will let us take a giant step forward in our understanding of how giant planets form and the role these titans played in putting together the rest of the solar system.
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