as they pleased.

NAMES OF DAYS, WHENCE DERIVED.

CHAPTER XIII.

The Calendar--Names of Days, whence derived--Worship
of Plants--Nature-Worship--The Power of
Jupiter--Influence of Zeus--The god Indra--Origin of
the term "Hours"--Hours under Planetary
Control--Coronation of a Persian King--Evils
transferred to the Turks and Kafirs--The Moon's
Controlling Power--Time reckoned by Moons--A strange
Story--Discovery of Maize, Beans, and Tobacco--Sayings
of an Old Writer--Heathen Gods--Thor's Palace--Thor's
Power--Frigga's Abilities--Description of Seater or
Crodo.

The Fates have apparently decreed that the Pagan religion and
superstitions shall be kept in perpetual remembrance. If one examine
heraldry, he will find traces of heathen mythology and superstition;
if he look at the most famous of Great Britain's public buildings, he
will see emblems of the ridiculous; if he glance at the Calendar, he
will ascertain that months and days have been named after, or
mentioned in connection with, mythological beings or objects of
profane adoration; and if he read the pages of the greatest authors,
he will discover much that has assisted to keep alive the embers of
superstition. Passing over heraldry and ancient edifices, let us
inquire whence the names of months and days are derived, and how
certain seasons are observed.

The Saxons called the day D[oe]g; whence the term. It is thought they
obtained it from the Roman Dies, a Diis, the names of the Roman days
having been taken from the planets, which were called Dii, or gods.

In noticing the first day of the week, we need scarcely give the
reason for its being denominated "Sabbath," as every Jew and Christian
knows the reason why one day of the week is so called; but we shall,
in carrying out the line of our narrative, take leave to make a few
remarks as to the cause of that day being known as "Sunday." The
Romans called it Dies Solis, because it was dedicated to the worship
of the sun; and the Saxons gave it the name Sunnan-d[oe]g, or
Sun's-day, for a similar heathenish cause. Whether the Saxons received
their mythology from the Romans, or whether they had idols of their
own, is a matter of doubt. The Romans worshipped the planets by the
names of some of their favourite deities; and there is a resemblance
in the Latin characteristics to certain of those of the Saxons, though
they are in most instan