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While there is some contention regarding its origin, I will choose to relate a tale with goddesses and Vikings. Everyone requires some excitement in their lives.

Friday is named after the wife of the Norse deity Odin. Some academics believe her name was Frigg, while others believe it was Freya. Yet others believe Frigg and Freya were two different gods.

She was frequently identified with Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. While we might have prevented all of this confusion if we had block chain ledgers at the time to precisely maintain her genuine identity, the world was still trying to figure out what that lit orb in the night sky was and if it was worthy of worship.

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In the shadows

While there is some contention regarding its origin, I will choose to relate a tale with goddesses and Vikings. Everyone requires some excitement in their lives.