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Phoenix- a car manufactured 의해 Pontiac

Trident (that Poseidon carries)- a brand of gum

Titan- a model of full-sized trucks manufactured 의해 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 인기 household cleanser

Apollo- a car manufactured 의해 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- 비둘기 soap was inspired 의해 Aphrodite's symbol the dove, and Aphrodite was the goddess...

Taken from The Greek Gods, 의해 Evslin, Evslin, & Hoopes.





Aphrodite was the goddess of 사랑 and beauty; so there are 더 많이 stories told about her than anyone else, god 또는 mortal....But all the tales agree that she is the goddess of desire, and, unlike other Olympians, is never distracted from her duties. Her work is her pleasure, her profession, her hobby. She thinks of nothing but love, and nobody expects 더 많이 of her.


She was born....From the foam rose a tall beautiful maiden, naked and dripping. Waves attended her. Poseidon's white 말 brought her to the island of Cythera. Wherever...

“Helios” is just the Greek word for sun. He was also worshipped as a god 의해 the Greek, especially in Rhodes. He is connected with 말 and chariots and sometimes with cattle. He is usually called the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia 또는 Euryphaesssa. Prominent children ascribed to him are Phaeton, King Aeetes of Colchis, and Circe.

“Apollo” (when we first see him in Homer and other early sources) is a god of archery, hunting, prophecy, lyre-music, and dancing. He is also god of cattle-herding and plague. He is never connected with the sun. And this stays almost entirely true in...