Books and Greek Mythology
When someone tries to find a book about Greek Mythology, there are so many that you don’t even know where to start. When search up Greek mythology online, there are numerous tops of best books for kids or for adults or for the year. All about Greek Mythology!
One of the most popular books about Greek Heroes is PERCY JACKSON by Rick Riordan. It gives us a sense of joy, for one. It’s exciting, funny, wonderful, and packed with action and adventure. Percy Jackson, like so many other books, help readers escape into a whole new world completely and learn about Gods and demigods. And readers can learn more than that!
Movies and Greek Mythology
For Adults:
Even after two millennia, ancient Greek myths continue to excite people and give inspiration for movies. There are numerous adaptations of many myths or ancient Greek drama, but there are some that really touched us and created a large fan base. Most of the movies about Greek Gods are for an adult audience.
For Kids:
Still there are some options for kids too, like Hercules, a 1997 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. Or Jim Henson “The Story Teller: Greek Myths” (1992).
Big Businesses, Brands and Greek Mythology
- Amazon – The online store is named after the group of strong women warriors who were trained in combat and archery and known as the Amazons.
- Pandora – The jewelry brand took its name from the first mortal woman in Greek mythology, her name meant all-gifted.
- Dove – The dove was a symbol of Aphrodite, the Goddess of beauty. Unilever owns a personal care brand by the same name.
- Apollo – The US Apollo Space Program to take astronauts to the moon was named after Apollo, based the God’s ability as an archer to hit his target.
- Nike – The US sports apparel company is named after the Greek Goddess of victory.
- Cereal – The generic name for our breakfast meal is named after Ceres, the God of grain.
- Car Brands like: Buick Apollo, Volkswagen EOS, Honda Odyssey, Nissan Titan, Ford Taurus.
Names and Greek Mythology
Even the names of baby boys and girls are still drawn from Greek Mythology.
Some well-known mythical names used today include:
Boys:
- Jason: from the Greek hero Jason who led the Argonauts.
- Troy: from the Greek city of Troy.
- Damon: was a loyal friend of Pythias in Greek Mythology.
Girls:
- Helen: from Helen of Troy, who was the daughter of Zeus.
- Rhea: the name of Zeus’s mother.
- Penelope: in The Odyssey, Penelope is the wife of Odysseus.
- Phoebe: was a Titan associated with the moon.