What modern things come from Greek mythology?

Answer 1

• In the musical Annie, there is a lyric "I'm richer than Midas". There is a connection to Midas, a Greek myth about a guy and whatever he touched would turn to gold.
• In the little mermaid, Ariel's dad, the king of the sea, always had his trident with him. This refers to the Greek god, Poseidon, god of the sea, who always carried a trident.
• There is a seafood restaurant called Poseidon's restaurant. This refers to the Greek god, Poseidon, god of the sea.
• 'Dionysus Winery' is a place that sells wine. It refers to the Greek god, Dionysus, god of wine.
• There is a company called "Narcissus Mirrors and Glass", and the connection is that Narcissus was so vain, he loved looking at himself, and he even died staring at his reflection
• There is an Aphrodite Salon/Make Up store, and the connection is that Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty.
• Vulcan minerals is a producer of steel products. Vulcan was the god of blacksmiths and the forge. He used a lot of steel and produced high quality result. They probably think that people with associate their products with the god of metal working. Steel Products and the god of metalworking.
• Apollo is the God of music, and Apollo Theater is a Music theater in New York.
• There is an Apollo Music Cafe because Apollo is the god of music
• The titans are the biggest and the strongest. The ship the titanic was the biggest and strongest ship that they built, so they named it the titanic.
• There are many theaters called The Orpheum, and that refers to Orpheus, who played music very well.
• Medusa was a terrible monster whose glance would turn you to stone, and Medusa Cement Company sells cement products
• "Zeus Electric" electric company has a connection to Zeus because Zeus always carried around a lightning bolt. The electricity from the bolt was very strong, and so being an electric company, "Zeus Electric" is a perfect name, so that they can relate their electricity to the king of the god's lightning bolt.
• Pluto is the last and smallest outcast planet that isn't even a planet anymore. And Pluto is Hades Roman name and Hades is the outcast god.
• Phobos is the god of fear. A phobia is a fear and the word phobia comes from Phobos because he is the god of fear and a phobia is a fear.
• Narcissistic comes form a character in a Greek myth, Narcissus, who was very vain and loved to look at himself. Narcissistic means you are very vain.
• Athens to Athena, the goddess- Athena was the patron goddess of the city of Athens.
• Apollo - a space mission - named for Apollo, god of sun, and the sun is in space.
• Fluffy and Cerberus are both three headed dogs. For those people who haven't read Harry Potter, Fluffy is Hagrid's dog. And for those who don't know what Cerberus is, it's a dog in the Underworld.
• Greek warrior in the Trojan War was Ajax, who "cleaned up" in battle; Ajax is the name of a popular household cleanser.