How is Greek and Roman mythology alive today? Mythology- a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition, a study of myths. Mythology is alive today via the way we market items, the language we use and the revival of myths to write new stories. To start, the people today use mythology references to market products. An example of this is Ajax dish soap. In mythology, Ajax is a roman soldier known for defeating greece, which ties into the Ajax dish soap slogan “Stronger than Grease”. Ajax the soldier was known for being stronger than all of greece, marketing that their soap is better than normal soap. Another example of marketing is Midas oil for cars. Oil is known as liquid gold, and in mythology, …show more content…
In Mythology, Narcissus was a man that was so full of himself that he rejected all who pledged their love to him, and fell in love with his own reflection. Another is the goddess Psyche, whom was said to represent the mind and soul. In modern language, Psyche was adapted into several different forms of words, one of them being psychology- the study of the mind and it 's inner workings. And also, the god of the wilderness, Pan. Pan was a trickster known to cause fright and fear in anyone he chooses. Thus, giving us the word panic which is defined as being in a state of anxiety, fear or fright. Lastly, myths revived to be used in new stories, whether the myths play a major role in them or not. For example, the percy jackson series. These books used the gods from Greek mythology to tell a completely new story. In Percy Jackson, the author uses monsters and gods and events that actually happened in the myths. A second example is a book series names Sweet Venom, about the modern reincarnation of the gorgons. The story is telling from the gorgons point of view, which is a unique way of retelling an old myths. Most stories are told from the hero 's point of view, that 's no so in this