tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post7792009707094022612..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Lost in Translation: WednesdayJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-87708878738091827682011-10-28T13:19:11.923-04:002011-10-28T13:19:11.923-04:00Oh, so that's why Odin calls himself Mr. Wedne...Oh, so that's why Odin calls himself Mr. Wednesday in "The American Gods" by Neil Gaiman.Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299983104962912639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-82949569966141845422011-10-27T23:03:40.509-04:002011-10-27T23:03:40.509-04:00Well, since Susan started it...the Scots Gaelic wo...Well, since Susan started it...the Scots Gaelic word for Wednesday is Diciadain (pronounced, if memory serves, 'ja-KEY-uh-din'), which Wikipedia says is related to Mercury.Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-49191664165334109542011-10-27T19:15:09.550-04:002011-10-27T19:15:09.550-04:00The one thing I remember from French is which day ...The one thing I remember from French is which day is named after which Roman god (or planet). Well, okay, I remember a little more than that, but not much...Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-12949274618777773982011-10-27T18:25:36.055-04:002011-10-27T18:25:36.055-04:00As I recall, Friday comes from the Norse too, the ...As I recall, Friday comes from the Norse too, the goddess Freya, I think. And Thursday has its roots as Thor's Day.William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-62382079119503509832011-10-27T16:36:24.073-04:002011-10-27T16:36:24.073-04:00I shall remember this from on every Wednesday.I shall remember this from on every Wednesday.Michael Offutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-39501905668484431372011-10-27T14:53:50.094-04:002011-10-27T14:53:50.094-04:00The Irish Gaelic names of days and months are also...The Irish Gaelic names of days and months are also interesting. Can't pull them up out of my migraine head, but the days are also influenced by foreign gods and the Da'nae.Susan Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.com