Days of the Week Origins

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Across
  1. 2. this orb in the sky gave its name to the first week day
  2. 4. this god gave its name to Thursday
  3. 7. this god is in the name of one of the weekend days
  4. 9. this day kept its Roman name after a god that is also a planet
  5. 10. this day means "day of the moon"
  6. 11. this day is named for the giant star in space that people once worshipped
  7. 12. this god's Norse version is called Tiw or Tyr
Down
  1. 1. this day was named for wise Mercury and Woden
  2. 2. this god is similar to Woden becuase he's wise and travels
  3. 3. this day is named for the goddess of love
  4. 5. the Roman god Mars and the Norse god "Tyr/Tiw" gave this day its name
  5. 6. this god gave her name to a day at the end of the week
  6. 8. this day was named for the gods of thunder