Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden, and Thursday was originally Thor's day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder.

星期三源自古挪威诸神之王沃登；星期四最初是雷神托尔的节日，是为了纪念雷神托尔。

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In Norse myth, there are many female gods, they often have very important roles in the Norse.

在北欧神话中，有不少女性神，他们往往在北欧非常重要的作用。

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Similarly, there's a Norse legend that has 12 gods sitting down to a banquet when the 13th (uninvited) god, Loki, shows up.

同样，在北欧神话中有12个神的宴会，结果第十三个到来的就是不请自来的洛基（最会惹麻烦的神）。

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It's named for when, in the year 1000, the lawspeaker of Iceland made Christianity the official religion of Iceland and threw the carvings of the old Norse gods into the falls.

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