Symbolism from Greek
and Roman Mythology
Part I
by Don L. F. Nilsen
and Alleen Pace Nilsen
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Mount Olympus
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Rick Riordan’s Demigods:
Tyson, Clarisa, Grover, Annabeth & Percy
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Roman and Greek god Relationships
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Attributes of Greek & Roman gods
NOTE: The correct spelling is “Vulcan,” and he is
associated with fire, not ice. Just seeing if you were paying
attention.
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Greek God Geneology
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Amazons and Amazon River
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Apollo (Sun God)
Apollo Theatre in New York
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Arachne the Weaver
Arachnophobia the Movie
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Argus, Argus Camera and Argus Peacock
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Artemis/Diana (the Huntress)
and Artemis Fowl
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Athena: goddess of Wisdom
Acropolis in Athens, Greece
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Atlas, Atlas Tires
& Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged
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Cerberus vs. Fluffy
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Ceres (Goddess of the Harvest)
and Cereal
Our grandson, Luke has a
T-shirt that reads “Cereal
Killer.”
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Cyclops and Tyson
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Janus, Keeper of Doors
January, Drama and Janitor
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Juno (Hera)
June (Month), Juno (Movie)
and Juno and the Paycock (Novel)
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Jupiter (Zeus)
Jupiter Giant Planet
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Mars and The Red Planet
Martial Arts
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Mercury/Hermes (Messenger God)
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Minerva (goddess of wisdom)
Minerva McGonagall
The Minerva Schools:
http://www.minervaproject.com/
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Narcissus, Mirror of Erised & Narcissus Flowers
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Nike: Goddess of Victory
The Nike Swoosh is said to have been inspired from the statue of Nike in
Ephesus, Turkey.
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Orpheus and Euridice in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld”
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Persephone, Demeter & Hades
and Hell (Dante’s Inferno)
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Pluto/Hades (God of the Underworld)
Pluto the Dog and Pluto the Planet
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Poseidon (Neptune) and Percy Jackson
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If you’re interested in The Power of Myth,
this is a good book.
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