{"id":60,"date":"2009-08-11T20:34:36","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T01:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=58"},"modified":"2009-08-11T20:34:36","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T01:34:36","slug":"days-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/days-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday – dies Lunae<\/strong>. The word dies Lunae<\/strong> comes from the word luna<\/strong>, which means moon in Latin. There was also a ancient Roman moon goddess called Luna<\/strong>. The temple was named Luna Noctiluca<\/strong> (luna that shines by night).<\/p>\n

Tuesday – dies Martis<\/strong>. Dies Martis literally means day of Mars. Mars\u00a0was the ancient Roman god of war.<\/p>\n

Wednesday – dies Mercur\u012di<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. <\/strong>It is derived from the Latin word merx<\/strong>, which means merchandise. Mercury was the god of commerce and the patron god of merchants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday – dies Jovis<\/strong>. Was the god of the sky and thunder and the king over all the other gods. Dies Jovis comes from the Latin Deus-pater<\/strong> which means ‘sky father’.<\/p>\n

Friday – dies Ven\u0115ris<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Was the god of love, beauty and fertility. It comes from the latin word for veneror,<\/strong> which means I adore.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday – dies Saturni<\/strong>. Named after the god Saturnus. Saturnus was the god of agriculture. He was one of the first gods, and the father of Jupiter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday – dies Solis<\/strong>. Comes from the Latin word sol<\/strong>, meaning sun. The ancient Romans had a god called Sol Invictus<\/strong>, which means ‘unconquered sun.’<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday – dies Lunae. The word dies Lunae comes from the word luna, which means moon in Latin. There was also a ancient Roman moon goddess called Luna. The temple was named Luna Noctiluca (luna that shines by night). Tuesday – dies Martis. Dies Martis literally means day of Mars. Mars\u00a0was the ancient Roman god…<\/p>\n

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