modern day Allusion to greek mythology
Atlas
Today in modern culture we have reference books known as atlases. This book that we use everyday actually comes to us from Greek mythology. In mythology there is a titan known as Atlas. He is the son of Iapetus and after siding with Cronus in the war against Olympians he was punished by Zeus. His punishment was that he had to hold the weight of the Earth on his shoulders. As Atlas holds the earth on his shoulders it is a fitting name for the book known as an atlas. This is true because the book atlas is full of pictures, maps and charts which. In conclusion the modern day atlas is an allusion to the Greek titan known as Atlas.
Pandora
Today another allusion to Greek mythology is to the character Pandora. She is well known as being the owner of Pandora's Box. This is the box that she was warned not to open but was too curious to resist and when she opened it all of the bad things in the world were released as well as hope. Likewise Pandora Radio is a website and app on which you are given different songs to listen to and you can either get good songs or you don't like similar to Pandora and her box. Another allusion to Pandora is the jewelry company Pandora. This company also is similar to the myth because Pandora as a company lets the buyer customize their product. Similar to this each of the gods gave Pandora a gift when she was being created. In conclusion the Greek mythology character Pandora has two modern day allusions in the jewelry company and online radio website.
Apollo
The Greek god Apollo is also alluded to often in our modern culture. One example of this is the Apollo Theater in New York City. This theater relates to the god Apollo because Apollo is the god of art. Likewise at the theater art is displayed in the form of plays and acts. Another allusion to the Greek god Apollo is the Apollo Spacecrafts. These were the missions by NASA to put men in space. They eventually changed their mission to putting the first men on the moon. This alludes to Apollo because he is the god of knowledge which is what they were seeking on their missions. In conclusion the Greek god Apollo is alluded to many different times in our modern times.