গ্রীক পুরাণ 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 দ্বারা Pontiac

Trident (that Poseidon carries)- a brand of gum

Titan- a model of full-sized trucks manufactured দ্বারা 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 জনপ্রিয় household cleanser

Apollo- a car manufactured দ্বারা 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

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

Odyssey- Odyssey, a minvan manufactured দ্বারা Honda

Echo- a car manufactured দ্বারা Toyota.

Electra- a car manufactured দ্বারা Buick

Eos- a পরিবর্তনযোগ্য manufactured দ্বারা 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 মহাকাশ Program

Atlas- Atlas অগ্রদূত 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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Perseus & Phineus

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Hero

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Arthemis

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Kallisti: Eris' Golden আপেল of Discord

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Zeus, the ruler of Mount Olympus and king of the gods; god of sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and fate; had held a banquet in celebration of Peleus and Thetis' marriage, them being the parents of Achilles. Eris, however, was not invited since she would make the party unpleasant for everyone - being the goddess of discord.

Eris was angered দ্বারা the rude snub, of course, and arrived at the party with a golden আপেল from the Garden of the Hesperides, the word "Kallisti" inscripted into it, meaning "for the fairest". Three goddesses claimed the apple, they were: Hera (queen of marriage,...

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Abduction of Persephone

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The Return of Persephone দ্বারা Frederic Leighton (1891)

The Return of Persephone by Frederic Leighton (1891)

Unlike every other offspring of an Olympian pairing of deities, Persephone has no stable position at Olympus. Persephone used to live far away from the other deities, a goddess within Nature herself before the days of planting seeds and nurturing plants. In the Olympian telling, the gods Hermes, Ares, Apollo, and Hephaestus, had all wooed Persephone; but Demeter rejected all their gifts and hid her daughter away from the company of the Olympian deities. Thus, Persephone lived a peaceful life before she became the goddess of the underworld, which, according to Olympian mythographers, did not...

Mount Olympus: The Great Palace of the Gods

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Eros and Psyche: When the God of প্রণয় Falls in প্রণয় Part 1

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Greek mythology in comics Eros was a son of Aphrodite in most of the Greek myths

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Artemis and Actaeon: The Cursed Hunter

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Greek mythology in comics When a hunter becomes a prey Whatever আপনি do, don't ever offend the goddess!

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Orpheus and Eurydice

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Aphrodite

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Zeus x Hera

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Poseidon

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In Greek mythology, Poseidon is the god of sea, ঘোড়া বিষয়ক and earthquakes and the brother of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus. Along with Zeus and Hades they have decided the world in three parts. Poseidon became the ruler of the sea, Zeus ruled the sky and Hades the underworld. The symbols associated with Poseidon include: dolphins, tridents and three-pronged মাছ spears.

Poseidon was relied upon দ্বারা sailors for a নিরাপদ voyage on the sea. Many men drowned ঘোড়া বিষয়ক in sacrifice of his honor. He lived on the ocean floor in a palace made of coral and gems and drove a chariot pulled দ্বারা horses. However,...