Where did the names of the week come from?

Question: Where did the names of the week come from!?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Most are named after Gods and Goddesses!.
Monday = Moon Day
Tuesday = Zeus Day
Wednesday = Woden's Day
Thursday = Thor's Day
Friday = Freyer's Day
Saturday = Saturn's Day
Sunday = Sun DayWww@QuestionHome@Com

Mostly pagan - before Christianity struck!
1!. Monday: Moon day
2!. Tuesday - not sure about that one!. OED say it's Norse - the god of war - Mars
3!. Wednesday: Wodens days!. A variation of Odin who was the the big boss of Norse gods!.
4!. Thursday: Thor's day, also Norse in origin and the god of thunder!.
5!. Friday: Named after Freya, Odin's wife!.
6!. Saturday: Probably Saturn
7!. Sunday: Sun day!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I was just watching the Science channel actually and they were discussing this!. It would be a lot to type, so I will give you this link:

http://www!.webexhibits!.org/calendars/wee!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They're from pagan names!. Most are Norse;
Tyr's day became Tuesday
Woden's day became Wednesday
Thor's day - Thursday
Freya's dday - Friday

Several are Greco-Roman however
Moon day - Monday
Sun day - Sunday
Saturn day - SaturdayWww@QuestionHome@Com

From Gods and Planets - Wednesday is Wodens day, Saturday is Saturn day, Thursday is Thor day , Monday is Moon day etc!Www@QuestionHome@Com

weeks don't have names!. If you mean days then they are derived from teutonic gods or roman godsWww@QuestionHome@Com

Mostly from mythology - Thursday is Thors day, I know that oneWww@QuestionHome@Com

Mostly from the names of the anciennt Gods!.Www@QuestionHome@Com