A centuries-old mystery has crossed my path again ...
I mentioned in a recent article that there was a dispute in many academic quarters regarding the actual Viking deity being honored by the name Wholesale Jerseys Cheap , 'Friday.' The cold, hard fact is that unless someone unearths a runic stone that confirms the issue --- and that's not likely --- only a preponderance of circumstantial evidence is going to carry the day in any such debate.
So, while others while away their time contemplating world peace, I've returned to the search for Friday's inspiration.
If you'll recall, four of the seven days of the week are named after Norse gods:
- Tuesday is for Tyr, the god of truth and war,
- Wednesday is for Odin, the Allfather of Viking gods,
- Thursday is for Thor, the god of thunder,
- Friday, however is cloaked in ambiguity.
I'd always heard the day's name-origin came from Frigg, Odin's elder wife --- he had more than one --- and this is supported by the most scholarly of English references Wholesale Jerseys Online , such as the Oxford dictionary. Others say it was for either Frey or Freja, who were brother and sister in the Vanir clan. Frey was the god of fertility, so it was considered essential to keep him happy; Freja was the goddess of love and beauty, so it didn't hurt to keep on her good side, either.
Frigg's duties were to be the goddess of the sky. It was a subtle job, but someone had to do it.
Turning to cyberspace for resolution, I happened on an excellent guide in Norse matters, The Viking Answer Lady. She is so meticulous in her material that I felt the possibility of her bringing light to the issue was quite good. So, I contacted her. To say she did her research is an understatement. Here's her reply to me:
"Since Western Europe all originally derived from Indo-European tribes, we find that there were a lot of correspondences between the various branches --- not exact, one-for-one identity, but concepts are clearly related. So it's no real surprise to find that the naming and symbolism of the days of the week, and the number of days in a week Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping , might be pretty much the same in all the descendants of the Indo-Europeans.
"You can see the day-name correspondences in other languages that descend from Indo-European:
"Latin: Lunae dies (Moon-day, Monday), Martis dies (Mars-Day, Tuesday), Mercurii dies (Mercury's day, Wednesday), Jovis dies (Jove's day Wholesale Jerseys From China , Thursday), Veneris dies (Venus' day, Friday), Saturni dies (Saturn's day, Saturday) or alternatively Christian Sabbatum or Sabbati dies (Sabbath day), Solis dies (Sunday)or alternatively Christian Dominicus dies (Lord's day)
"Unsurprisingly, the Romance languages clearly derive their day names from Latin, except for Portugese, which numbers the days:
"The Celtic languages have taken and preserved the Latin names of the days, and also borrowed heavily from Christian concepts:
"Welsh: Dydd Llun (moonLuna day), Dydd Mawrth (Mars' day), Dydd Mercher (Mercury's day), Dydd Iau (Jove's day), Dydd Gwener (Venus's day), Dydd Sadwrn (Saturn's day), Dydd Sul (sun day)
"Gaelic: Di-luain (moon day); Di-m?irt (Mars's day); Di-ciaduinn or Di-ciadaoin (day of the first fast of the week - Friday being the second fast); Diardaoin (the day between the two fasts of Wednesday and Friday); Di-haoine or Dia-aoine (day of the fast) Di-sathuirn (Saturn day); Di-d'mhnuich (Lord's day)
"Irish: D? Luan (moonLuna day); D? Mairt (Mars' day); D? C?adaoin (day of the first fast of the week); D?ardaoin; D? h-Aoine (the day between the two fasts of Wednesday and Friday); D? Sathairn (Saturn's day); D? Domhnaigh (Lord's day)
"The Germanic languages, however, are also related. AresMars was equated with T?r as a warrior god. ZeusJupiter was equated with Th?rr as the god who hurled lightnings. Mercury was equated with ??inn, since both had a role as psychompomps, the one who leads the dead to their afterlife. AphroditeVenus was equated with Frigga and Freyja.
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