. Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, illustrated with ecclesiastical, historical, and classical anecdotes. was called by theRomans Dies Martis, feria tertia, from itshaving been dedicated to Mars. Johnson de-rives its name from Tuesdceg, Saxon, and thatfrom Tuv, the Saxon for Mars ; but he is notsupported in the latter etymology by any otherauthority than Skinner ; and the figure ofthe idol is not warlike. Some think Mercuryto have been implied by Tuisco, from the stronganalogy there is between the alleged attributesof the Saxon deity, and the Roman Mercuriuswho pre
. Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, illustrated with ecclesiastical, historical, and classical anecdotes. was called by theRomans Dies Martis, feria tertia, from itshaving been dedicated to Mars. Johnson de-rives its name from Tuesdceg, Saxon, and thatfrom Tuv, the Saxon for Mars ; but he is notsupported in the latter etymology by any otherauthority than Skinner ; and the figure ofthe idol is not warlike. Some think Mercuryto have been implied by Tuisco, from the stronganalogy there is between the alleged attributesof the Saxon deity, and the Roman Mercuriuswho presided over highways and travellers. Ver-STEGAN states, the next unto the idols of the two most apparent planets^ was the idol of Tiiysco, the most antient and peculiar god of all the Germans, in his garment of skin, ac- cordin£c to the most antient manner of the* Germans clothing. And it appears by thatauthor, that Tuysco, or Tuyscon^ was the father and conductor of the Germans, who, after his name, even unto this day, doe in their owne tongue call themselves Tuytsliy and their coun- try of Germany Tuytshland; and tlie Nether-. 113 * landers using herein the D for the J, doe make it Diiytsh, and Duytshlmid, both which appel-** lations of the people and country I do here write right, according as we in our English or-* thography would write them after their pro- nunciation. The general etymology is Tuesday, Tuisday,TusDAG, TuES-D.^G, , Teutofiic, Di- ENSTAG, DiENSDAG, Bel. WoRMIUS, MARSHALL, and SammeSj labour to shew that Verstegan iswrong ; and they allege that Thisa or Desa wasthe wife of Thor, the goddess of justice, and thatfrom her the day took its name. If these greatauthorities are correct, the antient representationsof Tuesday must be extremely erroneous: Andit is to be remembered that Tuisca is, by theNorthern mythology, made the husband of theirJemale sun ; while, in further testimony of the idolof Tuesday having been a male, the third day ofthe week is ca
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