Units_files/Mythology in Logos

Business
Logo
Tie to Mythology
Nike
The titans were what were
around before the Greek gods
and goddesses, and are where
the likes of Zeus, Hades, and
Poseidon come from.
Nike is the Greek goddess of
victory.
Amazon.com
Amazon.com is named after a
race of warrior women.
The Tennessee Titans
Pandora
Saturn
Trident
Venus
Pandora was the first woman
in Greek mythology and her
name means “all gifted.”
“Pandora’s box” is a box that
contained all of the evils of the
world, and when she opened
it, all of the evils were
released into the world and the
only thing that remained
inside of the box was hope.
Apart from being one of the
planets in our system, Saturn –
which is the name of a car
company in today’s world –
was the Roman name for
Cronus, who was the father of
Zeus.
The trident was the three
pronged spear of the god of
the sea Poseidon. Trident gum
is a popular gum and Trident
actually literally translates into
“three toothed.”
Venus is another name that
got changed (from Aphrodite)
once the Romans took over
the Greek mythology. Today,
Venus is a very popular and
famous beauty product for
women.
Starbucks
Goodyear
Midas
In Greek mythology, the
sirens were sea deities
(goddesses) who lived on the
rocky cliffs of remote islands.
When seamen sailed near
these islands, they were
seduced by the sirens'
enchanting music, inevitably
steering off course and
wrecking their ships on the
rocky coast. The sailors then
met their death at the hands of
these bloodthirsty, femalelooking creatures.
The idea of speed had much to
do with Goodyear's selection
of the symbol, for the
wingfooted Mercury was
regarded as a fleet herald of
good news. But it is as a
herald or carrier of good
tidings to users of Goodyear
products everywhere that the
Wingfoot now stands in the
minds of the people of the
world.
This company is named after
King Midas. King Midas had
“the golden touch” because
everything he touched turned
to gold. When the people at
Midas fix your breaks, “they
turn to gold.”