greek gods and goddesses used in today's advertisements
2007-05-11 04:03:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Nike is the goddess of victory, so they think if they wear it they will win.
Venus is the goddess of beauty, so they think that the razor will give them beauty.
Trojans are warriors, so maybe they think girls want a tough guy.
And they ecedrin commercial not only did they have Poseidon, they god of the oceans, but they had Alas too.. He was punished by the gods to hold the earth up on his shoulders.
Also there are lots of characters on the video game God of War.
Midas is a king that has a golden touch, maybe they think the touch will mek them better.
Mecury or Hermes is the god of travel, it is of a car too so they can feel better when they travel.
Ajax is known for being the strongest greek soilder other then Achilles, so the soap is like for the power i guess.
2007-05-11 05:04:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kinka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Venus razor is the Roman version of the Greek god Aphrodite - the goddess of beauty and love. So I guess they're hoping that people assume the razor will automatically help you obtain love and beauty through symbolic naming.
There was also a commercial a while back for some type of aspirin, maybe excedrin or tylenol where there was a bad storm at sea because Poseiden, the god of the sea, had a head ache and when he found the brand of aspirin floating around him, his headache went away and the storm ceased. If that brand of aspirin is good enough to cure the aches and pains of a Greek god, then surely it's good enough to cure yours I guess is the message...
2007-05-11 11:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by nutmeg0686 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FTD, Mercury Casualty Insurance use Hermes, the messenger, as their symbol. Standard Oil uses a red Pegasus. Janus. Zeus, Cronos, and Ares are used as names and symbols of a lot of industries. Atlas was used on a moving company (they don't use him now) and Hercules was painted on exercise equipment. From time to time, a television commercial will use the gods to sell a car or some fast food. And of course there's always Trojan condoms, but that's not a god or a goddess....
2007-05-11 11:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No used so much...But Nike is a greek god I think
2007-05-11 11:08:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋