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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 Популярное 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

голубь soap- голубь 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 конвертируемый, кабриолет 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 Космос Program

Atlas- Atlas фургон, ван 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

Crono

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Ermes

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Zeus

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Ares

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Atena

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Medusa

posted by carlie445

Medusa,

In Greek mythology Medusa (Greek: Μέδουσα (Médousa), "guardian, protectress")[1] was a Gorgon, a chthonic monster, and a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto.[2] The Автор Hyginus, (Fabulae, 151) interposes a generation and gives Medusa another chthonic pair as parents.[3] Gazing directly upon her would turn onlookers to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon[4] until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion.The three...