Episode 8: Days, Weeks, Months & Planets - How they got their names.
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Today we talk about how the days, weeks, months and planets get their names (hint: Roman & Norse Gods) and how latin roots are still in our everyday language, including how the romance languages differ (French, Spanish, English) and their roots. Join us into this deep (ish) dive into etymology, astrology, and pop cultures' use of Latin, Roman & Classical words.
Quiz:
Juno, Mars, Mercury, Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Vesta, Ceres, Diana, Minerva, Vulcan, Bacchus, Neptune, Venus
Days of the Weeks:
Monday - Moon - Selenes/Lunae - Lunes/Lundi
Tuesday - Tiw's Day - Ares/Mars/ WAR- Martes/Mardi
Wednesday - Woden's/Odin Day - Mercury/Hermes - Mercredi/Miercoles
Thursday - Thor's Day - Jove/Zeus/Iovis THUNDER- Jueves/Jeudi
Friday - Freya's Day - Aphrodite/Venus LOVE- Veneris - Vendredi/Vernes
Saturday - Saturn - Saturn/Kronos - Sabados/Samedi
Sunday - Sun - Greek/Latin - Helios/Solis - Domingo/Dimanche
Planets named after Gods:
Venus - Aphrodite - beautiful and bright
Jupiter - Zeus - Largest
Mercury - Hermes - moves quickly
Mars - Ares (Coincidentally Aries is ruled by Mars & Fire) Red
Saturn - Kronos Uranus - Ouranous
Neptune - Poseidon - Blue
Pluto - Hades - Perpetual darkness/cold
Ceres - Demeter - Cereal
Earth - not - in English but in other languages...
Sun/Sol - Helios/Apollo
Moon - Luna/Diana/Selene
Months:
January - Janus - God of Beginnings and Endings - 2 face - one backward one forward
February - Februa = Roman purification festival - month of cleansing
March - named after Mars - because that is the 1st month it is warm enough to start a War - at some point was first month (Aries 1st)
April - Aprillis - Apero meaning 2nd
May - Maia - earth goddess (also Hermes Mother) - when spring/crops are)
June - Juno - Hera - marriage and childbirth
July - Julius Caesar - when he was born
August - Augustus (used to be named Sextilis (6th)
September - Septem = seven
Octo, Novem, Decem = 8, 9, 10 Julian Calender added 2 months in 46 BC with Julius Caesar
Other Words:
- Tantalize (Tantalus), herculean, Atlas, Narcissism, Panic (Pan - loud noises), Nemesis, Hypnosis, Morpheus/Morphine (dreams), Martial (law)/arts, Nectarine, Ocean, Typhoon/Typhon, Vulcan/Volcano
Harp on = Harpies (snatches) Mercurial Disposition = sudden changes/unexpected - unpredictable
Achilles Heel/Midas Touch/Phobia( Phobos), Chronology (Cronos), Jovial (Jove), Music (muses)
Why two similar words have same meaning:
Sal - Salt, Salarium - Salary, Sauce, Salsa, Sassy/Salty
Brater - Brother, Fraternal
twoh - two and duo and dual and double
Kardia - Cardio, Cordis, Courage, Recordis
Watched Fate Winx, WandaVision - even Marvel has lots of Mythology References
New DCP Series on YouTube
Quiz:
Juno, Mars, Mercury, Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Vesta, Ceres, Diana, Minerva, Vulcan, Bacchus, Neptune, Venus
Days of the Weeks:
Monday - Moon - Selenes/Lunae - Lunes/Lundi
Tuesday - Tiw's Day - Ares/Mars/ WAR- Martes/Mardi
Wednesday - Woden's/Odin Day - Mercury/Hermes - Mercredi/Miercoles
Thursday - Thor's Day - Jove/Zeus/Iovis THUNDER- Jueves/Jeudi
Friday - Freya's Day - Aphrodite/Venus LOVE- Veneris - Vendredi/Vernes
Saturday - Saturn - Saturn/Kronos - Sabados/Samedi
Sunday - Sun - Greek/Latin - Helios/Solis - Domingo/Dimanche
Planets named after Gods:
Venus - Aphrodite - beautiful and bright
Jupiter - Zeus - Largest
Mercury - Hermes - moves quickly
Mars - Ares (Coincidentally Aries is ruled by Mars & Fire) Red
Saturn - Kronos Uranus - Ouranous
Neptune - Poseidon - Blue
Pluto - Hades - Perpetual darkness/cold
Ceres - Demeter - Cereal
Earth - not - in English but in other languages...
Sun/Sol - Helios/Apollo
Moon - Luna/Diana/Selene
Months:
January - Janus - God of Beginnings and Endings - 2 face - one backward one forward
February - Februa = Roman purification festival - month of cleansing
March - named after Mars - because that is the 1st month it is warm enough to start a War - at some point was first month (Aries 1st)
April - Aprillis - Apero meaning 2nd
May - Maia - earth goddess (also Hermes Mother) - when spring/crops are)
June - Juno - Hera - marriage and childbirth
July - Julius Caesar - when he was born
August - Augustus (used to be named Sextilis (6th)
September - Septem = seven
Octo, Novem, Decem = 8, 9, 10 Julian Calender added 2 months in 46 BC with Julius Caesar
Other Words:
- Tantalize (Tantalus), herculean, Atlas, Narcissism, Panic (Pan - loud noises), Nemesis, Hypnosis, Morpheus/Morphine (dreams), Martial (law)/arts, Nectarine, Ocean, Typhoon/Typhon, Vulcan/Volcano
Harp on = Harpies (snatches) Mercurial Disposition = sudden changes/unexpected - unpredictable
Achilles Heel/Midas Touch/Phobia( Phobos), Chronology (Cronos), Jovial (Jove), Music (muses)
Why two similar words have same meaning:
Sal - Salt, Salarium - Salary, Sauce, Salsa, Sassy/Salty
Brater - Brother, Fraternal
twoh - two and duo and dual and double
Kardia - Cardio, Cordis, Courage, Recordis
Watched Fate Winx, WandaVision - even Marvel has lots of Mythology References
New DCP Series on YouTube