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[edit] Freyr & Freyja
Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. Its name is derived from the Saxon god Freyja, whose Norse equivalent is Freyr.
Surely, this should be Freya, not Freyr?
Freyja and Freya are female fertility godesses (and redirecting to the same page on Wikipedia).
Freyr is a male fertility god (and the brother of Freya)
[edit] Robinson Crusoe
I thought Friday (In Robinson Crusoe) was a native who escaped from cannibals. Are you sure he was a cannibal himself? --BozMo|talk 15:34, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Yup, he was a cannibal who was captured by and escaped from other cannibals. AxelBoldt 20:06, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Frigedæg
"The name Friday comes from the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige, the Norse god of beauty."
Surely if it's an Old English name then she's an Old English goddess, not a Norse goddess.
- Yes, I agree, this does not make good sense, especially since the name referenced is 'Frige', being the Old English name, not the Old Norse 'Frigg'. In any case, describing an apparently unversally Germanic goddess as 'Norse' in an article which has nothing to do especially with Norse history is at best inaccurate. Describing her as an Old English goddess would be in context and appropriate to the name, but similarly a deceptively exclusionary characterisation. I propose to change this to "Germanic goddess" in light of this --Yst 22:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Can't make up it's mind
This article cannot make up it's mind as to whom, Friday derives it's name. Frige (though sharing many attributes with the Norse Goddess Freyja, is actually the Anglo-Saxon version of Frigga (or Frigg), who was Queen of the Norse pantheon. I have changed a bit so hopefully it sounds better. I still think it needs work though...and possibly more research! If it means anything, I would say that in the UK the name is indeed from Frige, and not Freo (who is the Anglo-Saxon Freyja really!) whereas the other Germanic nations do indeed name it after Freyja.
Regards, Sigurd Dragon Slayer
[edit] Friday in Japanese
The "money day" definition of the Japanese word Friday is controversial. The Japanese word 金曜日(Friday) comes from 金星(Venus, Literally: the Gold/Metal Star) among the seven celestial bodies Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn which stand for the seven weekdays (see 七曜). In the Eastern culture, The concept of the five elements of the world (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth) and the origin of the world (Sun and Moon) led to the naming of the celestial bodies and the weekdays.
| Name | English | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水星 | Mercury | the Water Star |
| 金星 | Venus | the Gold/Metal Star |
| 火星 | Mars | the Fire Star |
| 木星 | Jupiter | the Wood Star |
| 土星 | Saturn | the Earth Star |
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.100.124.219 (talk) 10:11, 5 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] The number of days in a week
"The 13th of any month is slightly more likely to fall on a Friday than any of the other seven days."
This must be the source of the Beatles' song "Eight Days a Week." . . . 20:13, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Surname of many inhabitants?"
In the paragraph about the purchase of Alaska and the shifting of the international date line, is says "Friday is also the surname of many inhabitants that have a tendency to change their image and personalities." What the hell is this supposed to mean, and is there any reason not to delete it? Kaleja 17:41, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The picture is of Idunn, not Frige
The picture used for this article is Idunn, which is incorrect if the picture is meant to be of Frige (Frigg).
[edit] Unsourced statement removed
I have removed the following statement as it has been marked "citation needed" for many months:
- when Judas left the table, the disciples imagined he was going to buy the things which were needed for the feast (John 13:29)–a purchase which was impossible if the feast had begun
If anyone can find a source for it, feel free to re-add the statement. —Angr If you've written a quality article... 19:06, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
