Tuesday: Tew, the Norse god of war. In Spanish it is "martes", from Mars. I guess there is just something bellicose about Tuesdays.
Wednesday: Woden, aka Odin, the All-Father, etc. etc., chief of the Norse gods. In Spanish, "miercoles" for Mercury.
Thursday: If you see a pattern here you have already guessed...it is for Thor, god of thunder. In Spanish, "jueves", for Jove, which I guess means there is something very fulgaral about Thursdays. <--I confess I had to look that up, but it's a great word, isn't it?
Given the derivation of the two languages it is perhaps not surprising that English (up to this point) has gone exclusively with Norse dieties whereas Spanish has stuck with the Roman gods. This pattern does break, but not 'til the end of the week...[cliffhanger!]
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