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So my ponyman "Hollybriar Sungod" should have a definate advantage on 
Sundays????  Count me in Alissa, we need all the helps from the Gods we can 
get!  ;-)

Jen

PS -- I would not name your pony for Mon-Thurs Gods, don't think we could 
convince Alissa/Foxcatcher folks to go for that!

> > > > > > > > > > > > I think Dr. Q got this one wrong.  Yes, "Sunday" is for "Sun 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Day."  But AIUI our
names come from Roman and Norse mythology, and dates back throught the 
Greeks to
the Babylonians.  For example, Wednesday is "Woden's Day," Thursday is 
"Thor's
day," and Friday is "Freya's day."  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Long" <jlong@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Bruce Weary DC" <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Sunday


> On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:33:12 -0700, Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>
> >  Actually, Sunday was given it's name by the Egyptians long before
> > Christians declared it a Sabbath. The Egyptians could see seven
> > "planets" in the sky--the Sun, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury,
> > and the moon. They named the days of the week after these "planets"-- 
> > Saturday for Saturn, Monday for the moon, Wednesday for Venus, Sunday
> > for the Sun, etc.,. Different religions declare different days of the
> > week as their Sabbath. I guess that way, whatever day you choose to be
> > out riding your horse, you can be sure to be offending somebody. Dr Q
> > world renowned religion historian
>
> I think Dr. Q got this one wrong.  Yes, "Sunday" is for "Sun Day."  But 
> AIUI our
> names come from Roman and Norse mythology, and dates back throught the 
> Greeks to
> the Babylonians.  For example, Wednesday is "Woden's Day," Thursday is 
> "Thor's
> day," and Friday is "Freya's day."
>
> See  http://www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/days.html for details and 
> references.
>
> --
>
> Joe Long
> jlong@xxxxxxxx
> http://www.rnbw.com
>
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