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Weekdays and the relation to Gods

Sunday – Sol

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
SolRomanSun godStrong
SuryaHinduSun godStrong
Kinich AhauMayaSun godStrong
Ra (or Amun-Ra)EgyptianSun godStrong
Sól (or Sunna)NorseSun goddessStrong
Taiyang Shen (太阳神)ChineseSun godStrong
Utu (Sumerian) or Shamash (Akkadian)Sumerian/AkkadianSun godStrong
WalaAboriginalSolar goddessWeak
LizaAfricanSun god (Vodun tradition)Weak
ShamashBabylonianSun godStrong

Monday – Moon

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
LunaRomanMoon goddessStrong
ChandraHinduMoon godStrong
Ix ChelMayaMoon goddessStrong
Thoth (or Khonsu)EgyptianMoon godStrong
MániNorseMoon godStrong
Chang’e (嫦娥)ChineseMoon goddessStrong
Nanna (Sumerian) or Sin (Akkadian)Sumerian/AkkadianMoon godStrong
BahlooAboriginalMoon spiritWeak
MawuAfricanMoon goddess (Vodun tradition)Weak
SinBabylonianMoon godStrong

Tuesday – Mars

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
MarsRomanWar godStrong
MangalaHinduGod of war (Mars)Strong
Buluc ChabtanMayaGod of warWeak
Set (or Sekhmet)EgyptianGod (or goddess) of war and chaosWeak
TýrNorseGod of war and justiceStrong
Huǒxīng (火星)ChineseFire Star (Mars), god of fireStrong
NergalSumerian/AkkadianGod of war, death, and destructionStrong
NamarrkonAboriginalLightning spiritWeak
OgunAfricanGod of iron and war (Yoruba)Weak
NergalBabylonianGod of war, death, and destructionStrong

Wednesday – Mercury

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
MercuryRomanMessenger godStrong
BudhaHinduGod of merchandise and planet MercuryStrong
KukulkanMayaFeathered serpent god, represents knowledge and learningWeak
ThothEgyptianGod of wisdom and writingWeak
Odin (Woden)NorseChief god, associated with wisdom and knowledgeStrong
Shuǐxīng (水星)ChineseWater Star (Mercury), water godStrong
Enki (Sumerian) or Ea (Akkadian)Sumerian/AkkadianGod of wisdom, water, and creationWeak
DaramulumAboriginalSky and weather godWeak
Eshu (or Elegua)AfricanTrickster god and messenger (Yoruba)Weak
NabuBabylonianGod of wisdom and writingStrong

Thursday – Jupiter

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
Jupiter (Jove)RomanKing of gods and god of thunderStrong
Brihaspati (Guru)HinduTeacher of the gods and planet JupiterStrong
ChaacMayaGod of rain and thunderWeak
Amun (or Horus)EgyptianKing of the gods, sky godWeak
ThorNorseGod of thunder, strength, and protectionStrong
Mùxīng (木星)ChineseWood Star (Jupiter), god of wood and growthStrong
EnlilSumerian/AkkadianGod of air, wind, and stormsWeak
WandjinaAboriginalRain and cloud spiritsWeak
Shango (or Sango)AfricanGod of thunder and lightning (Yoruba)Weak
MardukBabylonianKing of gods, god of stormsStrong

Friday – Venus

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
VenusRomanGoddess of love and beautyStrong
ShukraHinduTeacher of demons and planet VenusStrong
Ix ChelMayaGoddess of love, fertility, and medicineWeak
HathorEgyptianGoddess of love, beauty, and musicWeak
Frigg (or Freyja)NorseGoddess of love and fertilityStrong
Jīnxīng (金星)ChineseMetal Star (Venus), metal star godStrong
Inanna (Sumerian) or Ishtar (Akkadian)Sumerian/AkkadianGoddess of love, beauty, and fertilityStrong
BaiameAboriginalCreator god, representing fertility and lifeWeak
Oshun (or Osun)AfricanGoddess of love, beauty, and fertility (Yoruba)Weak
IshtarBabylonianGoddess of love, beauty, and fertilityStrong

Saturday – Saturn

GodCultureDescriptionRelation
SaturnRomanGod of wealth, agriculture, and timeStrong
ShaniHinduGod of justice and planet SaturnStrong
Ah PuchMayaGod of death and the underworldWeak
OsirisEgyptianGod of the afterlife and resurrectionWeak
(No direct equivalent)Norse(Bath day in Norse culture: “laugardag”)Weak
Tǔxīng (土星)ChineseEarth Star (Saturn), deity of the earthStrong
NinurtaSumerian/AkkadianGod of agriculture, healing, and huntingWeak
BunjilAboriginalCreator god and ancestral spiritWeak
Olorun (or Olodumare)AfricanSupreme god overseeing time and cosmos (Yoruba)Weak
NinurtaBabylonianGod of agriculture, healing, and huntingStrong

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