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1、Some Trademarks Related to the Greek and Roman Mythology,Trademarks,Volkswagen Phaeton大众辉腾,The story of Phaeton,According the Greek mythology, Phaeton was the son of Helios ,who is the ancient god of the sun . The mother had filled the lads head with so many stories of his father that the youth was
2、quite proud . wherever he went he told those stories again and again until everybody was tired of him. So , his playmates asked him to prove that he was not a liar. The god of the sun was ready to help his son and met his son demand , and he even took an oath by the Styx. However, he was surprised t
3、o hear that the boys hope was to drive his fiery carriage. He told his son of the dangers on the way, but failed to change his mind. As Helios had sworn by the Styx, he could not break his promise. Phaeton happily jumped on the carriage and set off. Soon he lost his way , he grew pale at the great h
4、eight and the vast sky in front of him and behind. The horses ran wildly and Phaeton couldnt hold it. Straight down to the earth the carriage dashed, rivers were dried,up and crop withered. Mens cried of suffering rose up from the burnt earth. The enraged Zeus soon found the cause of the trouble, an
5、d gave one of his most powerful thunderbolts at the proud and careless boy without any hesitation. Phaeton dropped straight down into a river and died.,Starbucks星巴克,The story of Sirens,Far out in the sea, there was an island, on the rocky edge of which lived three Sirens. Half human and half bird, t
6、he Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers, singing in voices that excited the hearts of men. The attractive songs were so sweet that ships were attracted to the island and struck to pieces on the rocks. Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus took careful preparation against the Sirens. Before thei
7、r ships came to where they could hear the song, Odysseus had himself tied to the mast, stopped the ears of his men with wax and ordered them to ignore his orders and gestures when they were passing the fatal island. Soon they came in sight of the rocky island, and the attractive song reached the ear
8、s of Odysseus. It moved him,so much that he struggled in despair to free himself and shouted for his men to turn towards the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters. But no one paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were far away the island. Then his friends fr
9、eed him and took the wax out of their ears. For once the Sirens had sung with no effects. The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.,HTC Droid ErisHTC的厄里斯手机,The golden apple,It started with the marriage between Peleus
10、 and Thetis, a mortal and a sea goddess. Almost all gods and goddesses were invited to this rare event except Eris , the goddess of discord. The angered goddess crashed the wedding banquet and threw a Golden Apple inscribed For the Fairest among the goddesses. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite fought for
11、the apple immediately. Zeus ordered them to take their quarrel elsewhere and instructed Hermes to lead them to Troy. Then he appointed Paris , a Trojan prince of Troy to solve the matter.,All three goddesses attempted to bribe him. Hera promised him dominion over the whole world, Athena promised him
12、 certain victory in every battle, and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite, and as a reward, the goddness helped him get Helen. But in fact Helen, a peerless beauty, was already married to the king of Sparta. So after Paris abducted Helen, the angered king declared war on Troy.,
