Transcript Mythology in the modern world

Mythology in Modern America and
the origin of words.
Hermes
 Messenger god; FTD flower deliver company
incorporates Hermes and his winged heels in
their logo.
 PANDORA was the very first woman who
was formed out of clay by the gods.
 the Roman goddess of love and beauty
 Versace uses the head of Medusa as their logo.
Medusa originally a beautiful young woman whose
crowning glory was her magnificent long hair, was
desired and courted by many suitors.
 Yet before she could be betrothed to a husband,
Poseidon (Neptune) found her worshipping in the
temple of Athena (Minerva) and ravished her.
 Athena was outraged at her sacred temple being
violated, and punished Medusa by turning her
beautiful tresses into snakes and giving her the
destructive power to turn anyone who looked directly
at her into stone.
Aurora
 Aurora is the Roman personification of the
dawn. She is also the Roman equivalent of
the Greek goddess Eos
 In Greek mythology Olympus was regarded
as the "home" of the Twelve Olympian gods
of the ancient Greek world
Prometheus
 The Titan who stole fire from Olympus
 broke off a piece of the sun and he brought it back to
earth for people, and that is how people got fire.
When Zeus found out what Prometheus had done, he
got mad all over again and chained Prometheus to a
big rock.
 (He also punished the people by sending them
Pandora). Every day a big eagle would come and eat
Prometheus' liver. But because he was immortal and
could not die, every night his liver grew back again,
and then the next day the bird ate it again.
 Pegusus is one of the best known fantastical
as well as mythological creatures in Greek
mythology. He is a winged divine horse,
usually white in color. He was sired by
Poseidon.
 The symbol of Poseidon, god of the sea
 Isis is a goddess that began in ancient Egypt
and the worship of her spread to many places
in the world. Isis is the goddess of
motherhood and fertility. She is also the
mother of Horus, and she married her
brother, Osiris.
Ajax
 Greek warrior in the Trojan War, who cleaned
up in battle. Name of a popular household
cleaner.
 Nike is the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
Atlas
 Doomed to support the heavens on his
shoulders; a modern moving company
Odyssey
Odyssey
 The 10 year sea voyage endured by the
Trojan War hero, Odysseus, as he sought to
return home to Ithica. Odyssey is a Honda
product.
Midas
 King Midas is one of the most known myths
in the Greek Mythology. King of Phrygia,
Midas, wished everything he touched could
turn to gold
Apollo
 God of light, music, masculine beauty
 Apollo Theater; Apollo Space missions
 The Trojan war was a mythological battle
between the people of Greece and the
people of the city of Troy. Prince Paris of Troy
abducted the wife of Menelaus of ...
 Orion is the legendary great hunter of the
Greek mythology.
Saturn
 In ancient Roman religion and myth, Saturn
(Latin: Saturnus) was a major god presiding
over agriculture and the harvest time.
Greek words
Homework
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1. Acme
2. Acropolis
3. Agora
4. Anathema
5. Anemia
6. Ethos
7. Dogma
8. Eureka
9. Genesis
10. Phobia
11. Plethora
12. Kudos
Write a short definition for each and create a sentence using the
word. Underline the word in the sentence.