Greek Mythology Article: Products and companies named after Greek Mythology

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Products and companies named after Greek Mythology

posted by Juaniallermann2

Products:

Phoenix- a car manufactured by Pontiac

Trident (that Poseidon carries)- a brand of gum

Titan- a model of full-sized trucks manufactured by Nissan

Trojan- a brand of condoms

Hermes- Hermes bags/purses. Hermes is also the logo of FTD flowers

Atlas- Atlas, a book of maps

Ajax- Ajax, the popular household cleanser

Apollo- a car manufactured by Buick
Versace- the logo for Versace is actually a representation of Medusa

Olympus- company that manufactures cameras

Starbuck's- the logo of Starbuck's is a Siren

Dove soap- Dove soap was inspired by Aphrodite's symbol the dove, and Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty, among other things

Odyssey- Odyssey, a minvan manufactured by Honda

Echo- a car manufactured by Toyota.

Electra- a car manufactured by Buick

Eos- a convertible manufactured by Volkswagen

Companies:

Argus- Argus Security

Pegasus- Pegasus Satellite

Orion- Orion Pictures Corporation

Midas- Midas the automotive company specializing in brakes and mufflers

Amazon- Amazon.com

Apollo- the Apollo Theater in NYC and also the Apollo Space Program

Atlas- Atlas Van Lines, a moving company

obeythetacoman, mei97 and 8 others like this

Jill_17 You did a great job!!!!!

jennah142 Would you happen to know any other products named after greek gods and goddesses?

jennah142 If so could you email it to me to my adress, if so it's jennahxnicole@aim.com

emiehs96 Nike: a shoe company named after the godess of flight

emiehs96 i meant Goddess of victory

Andreane WOW!!

Merribelle Let's not forget that all our planets are named after the Roman gods, who were copied from the Greek gods! And I'm not sure, but is Saturn really Demeter? The god/goddess of the harvest?

TTT3 there are many others. www.zeus.com www.poseidon.com www.hades.com HYDRA is a terrorist organization in dc marvel.

Emily_is_COOl @Merribelle - Saturn=Kronos Nice job!!!

truitt34 dont forget trojan condoms, or goodyear (hermes winged shoe in the logo)

cubsrule Saturn=Kronos, Demeter=Ceres

loveangel123456 http://images.fanpop.com/images/emoticons/cool.jpg there is posiden inc

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ATHENA

posted by puppy1418

Athena was the most important goddess of Greece mythology. She was the goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. She was the goddess of the city, handcrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot.

Zeus was once married to Metis, a daughter of Ocean who was renowned for her wisdom. When Metis became pregnant, Zeus was warned by Earth that a son born to Metis would overthrow him, just as he had usurped his own father's throne. Zeus swallowed Metis....