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1. Starbucks' logo is a very common sight. However, can you name what type of mythological character it really is a picture of? They were known to have a hypnotic voice that lured sailors to their deaths, and even tried to reel in Odysseus when he was sailing by.
2. The famous symbol of Nike shoes is a check mark. Few people know that it really represents the wings of the goddess Nike, after whom the brand is named. What is Nike the goddess of?
3. The city of Atlanta, Georgia (the state, not the country) is named after after Atalanta, a Greek woman who was considered to be the fastest woman alive. Who finally defeated her in a running race?
4. Calling something an "Achilles' heel" is equivalent to calling something someone's main or single weakness. This term is used frequently in both literature and modern language. However, can you name the mother of Achilles who dipped him in the River Styx?
5. Many people have heard of amazon.com, but not many of them much about the mythological kind. Who was the queen of the Amazons who led twelve Amazons into the Trojan war and was killed by Achilles?
6. The Andromeda Galaxy, the constellation Andromeda, and even the sci-fi TV show called "Andromeda" all come from Greek mythology. Who was the mother of Andromeda who, by boasting of her beauty, nearly had Andromeda eaten by a sea monster?
7. The mascot of many universities, including California State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is the same as a famous group of mythological characters. What was this group, of which some lesser known members are Coeus, Themis, and Theia?
8. Disney even made a movie about mythology! "Hercules", full of inaccuracies, made a big blunder when it came to identifying who trained the hero. In the movie, he is a satyr named Philoctetes (Phil for short), but, based on myth, Chiron the centaur actually trained him. However, Philoctetes is an actual mythological figure who did have something to do with Hercules. What did the real Philoctetes inherit from Hercules?
9. I'm sure that you have seen or at least heard of the medical symbol of a staff that has two snakes winding around it, and you may even know that that is a symbol of Hermes, but do you know the name for this staff as well as Hermes' winged hat and sandals, respectively?
10. What is the name of the island over which ruled the father of the mythological character whose name is shared with the name of the product introduced in 1947 whose slogan originally was "Stronger than Dirt!"?(quite a mouthful, isn't it?)
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