June is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and women. Hera is the Greek equivalent of Juno.
January is named after the Roman god Janus, the two-faced god of doors and new beginnings.
(Fun Fact: July is named after Julius Caesar, not a god, after he changed the calendar system in ancient Rome to reflect day light savings time.)
January- Janus, the double faced god of ends and beginnings, doors etc.
February- Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made
March- Mars, the God of War
April- aperire "to open", when the flower buds started to bloom.
May- Maia, goddess of plants
June- Juno, the mother goddess. Queen of the gods
July- Julius Caesar
August- Augustus Caesar
September- Septem the seventh month (YES I know it's the 9th)
October- Octo the eighth month (Again... I know)
November- Novem the ninth
December- Decem the tenth.
January is named after Janus (Roman) god of the doorway.
February is not named after a god, but a term relating to purification.
March named after Mars (Roman) god of war and agriculture.
April may be named after Venus: whose name was Aphrodite in Greek and as originally her month Aphrilis.
May is named for the Greek Titan goddess Maia.
June is for Juno the Roman goddess protector and special counselor of the state.
July is named in honor of Julius Caesar.
August is named in honor of Augustus.
September means "Seven" in Latin.
October means "Eight" in Latin.
November means "Nine" in Latin.
December means "Ten" in Latin.
The days of the weeks are Anglo-Saxon and originated from Viking gods.
Indeed. They were named after Roman and Greek gods.
Yes they were named after Greek gods. They are the same gods same power but different names. The most important gods are named after planets
The Greek goddess of love and beauty is named Aphrodite, corresponding to the planet Venus. The Greek god of war is named Ares, corresponding to the planet Mars.
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The days of the week are in part named after Norse gods (and also after the sun and the moon, which are not Norse gods).
They have named cars after practically everything, so Greek gods is not surprising.
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Jupiter is named after the king of Greek gods, Zeus.
Some of the planets were named after greek or roman gods.
Mount Olympus is the home of the Greek gods. Maybe the Olympics?
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