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Hongkong, May 1, 1907.

JAPANESE DAY NAMES AND WESTERN MYTHOLOGY,

Mr Seigaku Seite writes as follows to the Japan Chronicle:-Knowing that items of etymological interest. appoar in your colmas from time to time, I venture to present some observations on the names given to the days of the week in Japanese, which appear terhave some-curious-bearing on the mythological derivations of the corresponding. Wastère names. I have not been able to investigate the matter fully,

so can only present what appears to a

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the great gods of European mythology had f

some connection with the five principal elements there can be little doubt, while! these same elements-áre, water, wood, metal, and earth-have been deified in the Orient. The days of the week were nathed in European languages after the squad moon'sad-five gods of antiquity, the names of these gods being given also to the planeto. Now the elements which those deities may be, supposed to personify are found in the Japanese and Chinese names for the days of the week and the planete. Sunday, nichigebi-day of the sun-and Monday, gelauyabi-day of the moon-arg self avident. Coming to Tuesday, kwayobi --day of the ire-o find that the English name is derived from Tyr the Scandin vian god corresponding to Mars, the god of war or fire, as seen in the French form mardi, while the planet Mars is known as

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day, yubi-day of water correspondi to the French murered from Mercury, the wift-footed god, whose name inspires the idea of Antidity, and was in fact given to the fluid metal and watery-looking planet of that ill for the same remain. Appro priately enough, the planet Mercury i named Suisei, or water stár, in Japanese Mokuyabi-wood day--Ends a complement in Mokusei, or word star, the name given to the planet Jupiter, while the English name Thursday is derived from Thor, the

HE THIRD GENERAL MEETING Sendinavian god corresponding to Jupiter, of SHAREHOLDERS will be held on The commection of Friday-derived from SATURDAY, the 22nd inst., at 12.30 r., Fria, the Scandinavian goddess of marrings at No. 5, Queen's Road Central, the with Lingabimetal or geld day--may be Registered Office of the Company, for the traced through the French from wndreds purpose of receising a Statement of Ac "derived from Venus, the goddess of love 02 counts and the Report of the Cerem

a given to the Managers for the year ending 31st Decom CHEE WING & Co. whose name has been brightest planet in the solar system. In ber, 1908, and electing an Auditor. Japanese the planet Veans is known e

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Kinsei, or gold star, thus complementing the pany will be CLOSED from WEDNES name of the day. As regards the hat day of DAY, the 19th May to SATURDAY, the the week, Saturday, doyobi-earth day-the 6th Jane, both days inclusive, Japanse give the same name to the planet

Saturn-Dosei, orearthstar-whose English mamo, as well na the name Saturday," it of course derived from thas of the god Satura. Thus, apart from the sun and

moon, the principal god and goddess of both Oriental and Detkiental mythologies,

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planets were known from early times and were associated with the principal deities The seren. "following the sun and ragon.

Orica of the Company, Alexandra Build- inge, Des Voeux Road Cestral, on SATUR DAT, the 29th day of May." 1909, at Report of the Directors together with s. Bistement of Acobants for the year ending. 8th April, 1909.

day week in the Japaness calendar 11.00, for the purpose of receiving the

rot introduced from Western sources, but hae existed from time immemorial, only the order of the days being changed on the revision of the calendar with the Meiji em. The coincidenes would therefore appear to be more than fortuitous.

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