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title: Norse Gods and Days of the Week
author:
  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
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The earliest Germanic peoples worshipped **Odin** under the name Wotan or Woden, which gives rise to the English word "Wednesday." His wife, **Frigg**, gives rise to the word "Friday." The word "Thursday" comes from **Thor**. And "Tuesday" comes from Tiw or Tiwaz, another Germanic god of war.

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  <figcaption>Carved prow of the Viking Oseberg ship, Norway. Photograph: User:Skadinaujo.<br>Source: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oseberg_bow_IV.JPG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikimedia Commons</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5" rel="license">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>.</figcaption>
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It is worth noting that Tiw retains his presence in Scandinavian mythology under the name Tyr, but his role is essentially transferred to the figure of Odin.