Each day of the week is named in honor of a god or object deemed worthy of veneration by the Anglo-Saxons. Saturday is named in honor of Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture. The sun and moon each get their due in Sunday (from the Old English sunnandæg, or literally "sun's day") and Monday ("moon's day"). The remaining days of the week are named after gods: Tuesday was named for the Germanic god of war, Tiu; Wednesday was named for Woden, the supreme creator among the Norse gods; Thursday was named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder; and Friday was named for Frigga, the Norse goddess of marital love and the hearth.
