Raymond Chen, Period 1, 11/9/24

Blog #2 

Raymond Chen

11/20/2023

Research

While in class, I pondered if Greek Mythology was still relevant during the modern period. The lesson that sparked my interest in this question was Lesson #23 when the question asked was about the perspective of Greek Mythology during the different periods. I would research the relevance of Greek Mythology and to my surprise, it is still quite relevant. It seems that the moment we pay attention to how Greek Mythology influenced our modern life, we can see it everywhere. 

To my surprise, as I was conducting my research, I found out many of the name brands derived from Greek Mythology. Some brands like Dove, Pandora, and Nike are everyday brands you'll see but at the same time connected to Gods from Greek mythology. The dove is a symbol of Aphrodite who was the Goddess of beauty Dove is a beauty company. Pandora represented the first mortal woman in Greek mythology meaning all-gift and Pandora specialised in jewellery to give to others. Nike was named after the Goddess of Victory. Not only did they influence the name of brands but also the logos. Versace’s logo embodied Medusa. The medical logo is represented with Serpents and staff to symbolize the Ancient Greek Doctor Asclepius. 

Not only did they appear in Logos on brands or the names but also in modern works. With books like Percy Jackson, and movies like Hercules and Thor, Greek mythology is present everywhere. Percy Jackson is about a Demi-god Percy who was the son of Posideon and at the same time the son of a mortal woman. Hercules is about him being stripped of his immortality and how he must become a hero to reclaim it and Thor is not exactly about Greek mythology but is related as a scene of him does have him ask for help for Zeus but is rejected. 

The language we speak today is also heavily influenced by Greek Mythology. There is an estimation of more than 150,000 words which were derived from Greek words. Some words were Chaos, Music, Ocean, and Hypnosis. 

So to answer the question of whether Greek Mythology is still relevant in the modern world, I would answer yes. No matter what we look at and where we go we will always happen to find something related to the Greeks. Heck even the food many of us eat for breakfast, cereal derives from the God of grain, Ceres. So overall, Greek mythology is indeed still very relevant to this day.