<Tr> <Th> Day: (see Irregularities) </Th> <Th> Sunday Sōl or Helios (Sun) </Th> <Th> Monday Luna or Selene (Moon) </Th> <Th> Tuesday Mars or Ares (Mars) </Th> <Th> Wednesday Mercurius or Hermes (Mercury) </Th> <Th> Thursday Iuppiter or Zeus (Jupiter) </Th> <Th> Friday Venus or Aphrodite (Venus) </Th> <Th> Saturday Saturnus or Kronos (Saturn) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Greek </Th> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Ἡλίου hēmérā Hēlíou </Td> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Σελήνης hēmérā Selḗnēs </Td> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Ἄρεως hēmérā Áreōs </Td> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Ἑρμοῦ hēmérā Hermoû </Td> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Διός hēmérā Diós </Td> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Ἀφροδῑ́της hēmérā Aphrodī́tēs </Td> <Td> ἡμέρᾱ Κρόνου hēmérā Krónou </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latin </Th> <Td> diēs Sōlis </Td> <Td> diēs Lūnae </Td> <Td> diēs Mārtis </Td> <Td> diēs Mercuriī </Td> <Td> diēs Iovis </Td> <Td> diēs Veneris </Td> <Td> diēs Saturnī </Td> </Tr> <P> Except for modern Portuguese, the Romance languages preserved the Latin names, except for the names of Sunday, which was replaced by (dies) Dominicus (Dominica), i.e. "the Lord's Day" and of Saturday, which was named for the Sabbath . In Corsican, the Saturday is known either by Sabatu or De Sadorn . </P>

Who invented the names for the days of the week