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13	Myth/ClassicalMythology has been ReferencedBy
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15	Works based largely on Classical Mythology are listed on the Myth page.
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17	See also ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming.
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19	[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
20	* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': Kerberos is named for the Roman equivalent of Cerberus.
21	* ''Manga/SailorMoon'':
22	** The Sailor Senshi are named for each of the planets (with the Moon in place of the Earth), which in turn are named after the Roman gods. Their elemental powers are also either determined by whatever powers their gods have or ''Wuxing''; Venus is love, Pluto is [[EverybodyHatesHades darkness]], Neptune is ocean water, Moon is light.
23	** Serena (Usagi's civilian name in the English dub) and Prince Endymion (Mamoru's past life) are named for Selene and Endymion.
24	** Of course, Luna, Artemis, and Diana are named for Luna (the Roman equivalent of Selene), Artemis, and Diana, the Greek and Roman embodiments of the moon.
25	** Sailor Galaxia was corrupted by Chaos, and in the manga, Chibi Chibi turns out to Sailor Cosmos, Chaos's nemesis, in disguise (in the anime, Chibi Chibi was Galaxia's goodness expelled from her body before Chaos could completely consume her). In Greek mythology, Cosmos and Chaos were antitheses, with Cosmos representing order while Chaos represented, well, chaos.
26	* ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'': One of the Headmaster Juniors is a girl named Minerva.
27	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}: Anime/BeastWarsII'': Scylla is a Seacon who can transform into a squid, and the Seacons' combiner form is called God Neptune.
28	[[AC:Art]]
29	* "Venus figurines" are a genre of small sculptures of women with [[ArtisticLicenceAnatomy exaggerated proportions]]. [[NonIndicativeName They are not depictions of Venus]], they predate the character much earlier. They were only named by archaeologists who discovered them, after the possibility of depicting some kinds of {{love goddess}}es. If they ever had original names at the time they were made, they are lost to time. Some of them include:
30	** ''Art/VenusOfLangenzersdorf''
31	** ''Art/VenusOfWillendorf''
32	[[AC:Asian Animation]]
33	* ''Animation/KingShakir'': In "Golden Day", Canan reads a book on classic mythology and connects a golden coin that turns Katriye and her friends into gold to King Midas.
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35	[[AC:Franchise]]
36	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
37	** Thrawn's flagship is called the ''Chimaera'', which in-universe is a monster that also has different traits from various creatures. Starting in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', the ''Chimaera'' also depicts the creature on the bottom of the ship.
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39	[[AC:Comic Book]]
40	* Creator/DCComics, outside of the heavy Greek mythology explored in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' media:
41	** Iris West, [[ComicBook/TheFlash the love interest of the second Flash and the aunt of Kid Flash]], is named for Iris, the Greek goddess who served as a messenger for the gods alongside Hermes. Similar to Hermes, Iris was said to move at the speed of wind. This also applies to Iris "Irey" West II, Iris's grand niece,
42	** Max Mercury, another speedster in ''The Flash'' lore, is obviously named for the Roman god Mercury.
43	** Orion of the ComicBook/NewGods is named for the legendary Greek warrior.
44	** Project Cadmus is named for Cadmus, the first hero and monster slayer in Greek myth and was known for creating heroes from dragon teeth. In the comics, Project Cadmus was a secret bioweapon project experimenting in DNA to create clones and monsters, though in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' cartoon, [[AudienceColoringAdaptation most people]] know Project Cadmus as a secret anti-superhero contingency government cabinet that also dabbled in clones on the side as their own ways to combat the Justice League and other superheroes that they feared would turn against humanity.
45	*** The missiles that Cadmus targets the Watchtower with in the Season 2 finale are identified as ''Damocles''-class. In myth, Damocles was punished with having to sit under a sword being held by a thin thread, a tale that has been used as a metaphor for cold war, much like the cold war between the Justice League and Cadmus.
46	** In ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' and ''ComicBook/DCFutureState'', Wonder Woman 1,000,000 was apparently a statue brought to life, mirroring the tale of Pygmalion and Galatea, which is also a MythologyGag (HistoryRepeats?) as that myth was also an inspiration for Diana's origin story.
47	** Tigress, whose civilian name is Artemis Crock, was the daughter of Sportmaster and the first Tigress, giving her family a hunting theme. The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' cartoon reimagines her as an bow-and-arrow user and a protege of ComicBook/GreenArrow, and she goes by Artemis in the early years of her superhero career before using the Tigress name.
48	* In ''ComicBook/TheOldGuard'', main character Andromache "Andy" of Scythia has at least three namesakes: the wife of Hector from ''Literature/TheIliad'' and ''Andromache'', an Amazonian queen, and a woman who was almost sacrificed to the Minotaur.
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50	[[AC:Fan Works]]
51	* In ''Fanfic/ItFeelsMoreLikeAMemory'', Cassandra gets her story told again, and it's implied most people InUniverse believe she was a real person who lived and died, and that a good deal of her story was real, especially the prophecy part. Aside from this, classical mythology exists In-Universe the same way it does in real life, and chapter 21 has the Burr family recount stories of characters from classical mythology, including Virgo/Astraea, Chiron, Orion, and Castillo's. As they do that, they namedrop even more characters from classical mythology involved in those four mythological characters' stories.
52	* ''Fanfic/OnTheEdgeOfTheDevilsBackbone'': Hera's mother Alecto is named for the Fury of the same name. Additionally, her starfighter squadron is also called Fury Squadron. The name of a minor Syndulla family member is also Elphis, named for the personification of hope.
53	* In the popular ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PastSins'', the story revolves around Nyx, who is a clone of Nightmare Moon. Her namesake is the primordial goddess of darkness.
54	* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' fanworks like to name their {{Sailor Earth}}s after various gods in Greek and Roman myths, even if they don't have a planet or celestial body named after them.
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56	[[AC:Film - Animated]]
57	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', Luisa, who has the gift of SuperStrength, is compared to Hercules in some situations. When she is doing her chores to help the village, she is asked to re-route a river, similar to how the hero changed the direction of a river to clean the Augean Stables and complete his Fifth Labor, and in her song "Surface Pressure", she directly compares herself to him by saying how he never ran away from his expectations, like fighting Cerberus in his Twelfth Labor.
58	* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid\|1989}}'', Ariel's father is named Triton, though it's unclear if he's meant to be the Triton of myth.
59	** Furthermore, in the prequel ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning'', Ariel's mother's name is Athena (an IronicName given Poseidon and Athena hate each other), and one of her sisters is named Attina, which is just a different spelling of Athena.
60	* In ''WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies'' film "The Legend of the Neverbeast", we're introduced to a scout fairy named Nyx. Nyx is the primordial goddess of darkness.
61	* ''Westernanimation/ShrekForeverAfter'': When Harold tells Lillian asking for help from {{Literature/Rumpelstiltskin}} is a bad idea, she tells him he is highly recommended by King Midas. This implies Rumpelstiltskin was the one who gave Midas the ability of if he touches anything it turns into gold, while in the original myth it was Dionysus giving it to him. Midas's hand later appears in the possession of Jack Horner in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish''.
62	[[AC:Film - Live-Action]]
63	* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': The story is set on the moon of Pandora (Pandora's box), which orbits the gas giant Polyphemus (the cyclops son of Poseidon who is tricked and blinded by Odysseus in ''Literature/TheOdyssey''; the planet is an {{expy}} of Jupiter) and is in the Alpha Centauri system. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Originally]], the planet was going to be named Coeus (a Titan) before it was changed to Polyphemus.
64	* ''Film/JurassicWorld'': The ''Indominus Rex'' is exceptionally vicious mainly because she was raised in isolation and was artificially created to exaggerate her predator traits. In some versions of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]], the Minotaur--an unnatural hybrid of human and bull--was a man-eater because, as an unnatural creature, it had no natural prey and had to eat manflesh instead, and was ''also'' raised in the isolation of the Labyrinth. Just like ''Indominus''.
65	* In the ''[[Film/MonsterHunter2020 Monster Hunter]]'' movie adaptation, the main character's name is Artemis.
66	* ''Film/PortraitOfALadyOnFire'' contains a few nods to the story of Orpheus.
67	* ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' is a reference to the tale of Prometheus stealing fire from the gods for humanity, as the film is about humans trying to learn about their origins and end up meeting their AbusivePrecursors who were bioengineers.
68	* ''Film/SomethingToThinkAbout'': David Markely realizes he loves Ruth Anderson, and the comparison is made that he is like Pygmalion who has fallen in love with his own creation, as David was the one who supported her to go to school and was made into a fine lady.
69	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
70	** Anakin Skywalker is named after Ananke, the Greek goddess of [[YouCantFightFate inevitability]], compulsion, and necessity.
71	** General Jan Dodonna is named for Dodona, an ancient Greco-Roman oracle that was second in fame to the Oracle of Delphi.
72	* ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': In the OpeningMonologue, the quote "Give someone wings, and they may fly too close to the sun" refers to the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus.
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74	[[AC:Literature]]
75	* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
76	** ''Literature/GravePeril'': Cassandra's Tears is an obvious Myth/ClassicalMythology reference, as is Bob's quip about dating Charybdis.
77	** ''Literature/DeathMasks'': Deirdre is described by Harry as "the demented love child of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Medusa]] and ComicBook/DoctorOctopus". He later calls her Madame Medusa to her face, but she's [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore far from impressed]].
78	** ''Literature/BloodRites'' In the soulgaze, Thomas's inner self is described to look like [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Mount Olympus]] [[DeathOfTheOldGods after the gods had died]].
79	** ''Literature/DeadBeat'': Harry sarcastically refers to Thomas as the forgotten Greek god of body cologne.
80	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': The tale of the 'Rat Cook' in which [[spoiler:Lord Wyman bases his 'pork' pies]] references the Myth/ClassicalMythology tale of Atreus cooking and the sons of his twin brother Thyestes and then feeding them to the latter, thus bringing down a curse upon their house.
81	* ''To the Barest'': Parris, the lawyer, being forced to choose between six men for the title of "the barest" is an allusion to Greek myth and Paris the swine-herder being forced to choose between three goddesses for the title of "the fairest".
82	* Disney's ''Literature/ATwistedTale''
83	** [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 "Part of Your World"]]:
84	*** Ariel mentions that her cousin [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larunda Lara]] is an athlete and at one point mentally prays to the gods that things work out.
85	*** A circuex is described as a powerful magic spell. "Circuex" is likely derived from Circe, an enchantress in Greek mythology.
86	*** The Tirulians have a story about Neptune and Minerva competing over who would be the patron god of Tirulia, and Neptune ''somehow'' won by conjuring up a useless font of undrinkable saltwater from the sea. This is taken from the founding myth of Athens, except now with their Roman counterparts and Neptune winning.
87	* ''Literature/WordsOfScienceAndTheHistoryBehindThem'' cites Greek and Roman mythology several times:
88	** The entry for "Insect" explains that the pupa stage of development is also called a ''nymph'', a creature from Classical Mythology.
89	** The entry for "Mammal" explains that the spiny anteater is also called the echidna, after the Greek monster.
90	** The entry for "Nicotine" explains that the word morphine comes from the Roman god of sleep, Morpheus.
91	** The entry for "Phobos" explains that the moons of {{UsefulNotes/Mars}} comes from Greek Mythology; Ares had two sons, named Phobos and Deimos.
92	** The entry for "Phospherous" explains that the Greeks figured out that the "morning star" and "evening star" were actually the same planet, so they named it Aphrodite from Greek myth. The Roman name for the same goddess is {{UsefulNotes/Venus}}.
93	** The entry for "Psychology" begins by describing the relationship between Psyche and Eros, characters from Classical Mythology.
94	** The entry for "Tantalum" explains that the atomic element 73 is named after King Tantalus of Lydia, from Classical Mythology.
95	** The entry for "Uranium" explains how the planet {{UsefulNotes/Uranus}} got its name from the god Ouranos, and how the element Uranium derives its name from that of the planet. Zeus/Jupiter, Cronos/Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto are also mentioned and elements are named after those planets as well.
96	** The entries for "Volcano" and "Vulcanize" both mention the god Vulcan, and the former also mentions Hephaestus and ''Literature/TheIliad'' because Hephaestus is assumed to use Mt. Etna as a forge.
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98	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
99	* In ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'', the Witches worship Hecate, the goddess of magic.
100	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]] the Doctor fights a monster by looking at its reflection, just like [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Perseus fighting Medusa]]. Even better, there's a statue of Perseus with Medusa's head in the museum that the Doctor passes by.
101	* ''{{Series/Elementary}}'': The fighting cocks from "The One Percent Solution" are named Romulus and Remus, after the two brothers who founded UsefulNotes/{{Rome}} in Myth/ClassicalMythology. In the myth, Romulus kills Remus, [[spoiler:but by the end of the episode, Sherlock teaches his cocks to get along.]]
102	* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': The episode introducing Mark Mardon as Weather Wizard has him introduce himself to Joe West in front of a wall piece depicting the Olympian gods. It can be read as a reference to his weather powers (bringing to mind Zeus/Jupiter and Poseidon/Neptune), although it's also meant to be a reference to [[Creator/LiamMcIntyre his actor]] being Series/{{Spartacus}}, who hates Romans and has the infamous line, "the gods will weep for their suffering".
103	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Stannis, much like Agamemnon in the myth of Iphigenia, is a leader faced by unfavorable weather and a stalled military campaign who chooses to [[spoiler:sacrifice his innocent daughter]] to appease the gods and ensure victory. Also like Agamemnon, [[spoiler:that decision ultimately leads to his destruction]] after he [[spoiler:meets his death at the hands of a vengeful woman]].
104	* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' has island kingdom of Numenor. Much like in the books, Numenor is inspired by the legend of {{Atlantis}}, being a superior civilization doomed to be sunken under the sea by the gods.
105	** There is also Beleriand, the show cannot make too many references to it because of the NoAdaptationsAllowed of the Silmarilion rule, but in the prologue, Beleriand is shown being sunken under the sea by the Valar who fought against Morgoth.
106	* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': The planet Nepenthe is named after the drug of forgetfulness.
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108	[[AC:Music]]
109	* Music/ArianaGrande's "God is a Woman" music video appears to depict different gods and muses from classical mythology; Erato (muse of love poetry), Artemis, Gaia, Aphrodite, Urania, Athena, Demeter, Harmonia, Amphitrite, and Hera.
110	* Music/DavidSylvian: "Orpheus" and "Promise (The Cult of Eurydice)" are loosely based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
111	* Music/TearsForFears: The song "Fish Out of Water" includes the Roman sea god in the verse "Now in Neptune's kitchen you will be food for killer whales," doubling as a reference to the recording studio that astrologically-inclined frontman Roland Orzabal built to make the song's parent album, ''Music/{{Elemental\|Album}}''.
112	* Music/{{xi}}'s track "Halcyon" is named after the term "halcyon days", itself derived from the story of Alcyone and Ceyx. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhTu5zT3nQ4 The official music video]] features a summary of that story.
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114	[[AC:Tabletop Game]]
115	* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'':
116	** "Endymion, the Master Magician" and his archetype "Endymion" are named for Endymion. One of the support cards is "Selene, Queen of the Master Magicians", and a related card is "Artemis, the Magistus Moon Maiden".
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118	[[AC:Theater]]
119	* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'': Angelica compares Hamilton to Icarus in "Burn".
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121	[[AC:Video Games]]
122	* ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'': The story kicks off with the ''Anesidora'' finding the black box for the ''Nostromo''… except against company policy, they listened to the black box's records and learned about LV-426, which led to the Xenomorphs taking over the ''Sevastopol'' station. As Anesidora is another name for Pandora, you could say the game was a result of opening Pandora's box.
123	* ''VideoGame/CastleCats'':
124	** Dio is based on Dionysus, considering the similar name and the fact that she led a clan that was obsessed with "-Grape Juice-".
125	** Cassandra is a feline {{Medusa}}.
126	** Thena is likely named after Athena.
127	** Amortina is based on Cupid/Eros.
128	** Venus, of course, is a reference to Venus/Aphrodite.
129	** Minerva was likely named after Minerva.
130	** Calli, a musical cat, was probably inspired by Calliope.
131	* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'':
132	** The first boss is a Cerberus.
133	** The god Mercury is the Action Card based around Strength.
134	** The goddess Venus is the Action Card based around Enhancement.
135	* ''VideoGame/CriminalCase'': "Poseidon" is carved into the floor in the Sun Deck scene during Case 43: Troubled Waters.
136	* ''VideoGame/DragonFable'':
137	** The underwater town of Tethys is named after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethys_%28mythology%29 Tethys]], one of the Titans who was the Greek goddess of water.
138	** The Bacon Element questchain features the Chickencow god called Zeuster, and sends you to complete parodies of the thirteen "Labors of Hercules".
139	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
140	** Chaos is [[BigBad the main villain]] of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'', and the ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' games, being the God of Discord that stands in opposition to [[BigGood Cosmos]], the Goddess of Harmony.
141	* ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'': The lunar faction is called Selene, your fighter's name is either Endymion or Astraea, a fleet of A.I. fighters is called Eos, and your command satellite is called Hyperion,
142	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' would introduce the franchise's mainstay summons, including Titan. Each of the summons are based on one god from one myth, with Titan representing classical mythology. Titan has powers over earth and has an attack called Gaia's Wrath.
143	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has two fairies named Eos and Selene.
144	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' is set in the world of Eos.
145	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': Castor is named after one of the twins, Castor and Pollux, of Classical Mythology.
146	* ''VideoGame/FlightRising'': Olympia Oyster: "A delicacy fit only for the gods. Dragons are advised to eat quickly, before theirs notices!" (Mount Olympus is the mountain on which the major gods were said to reside, and the concept of a food only gods are allowed to eat is similar to ambrosia).
147	* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'':
148	** The item ID for official maps in the game use the names of Greek gods. Athena is the Chapter 1 Island, Apollo is the Chapter 2 Island, while Saturn and Demeter are for currently unreleased maps.
149	** Midas is based on… well, [[MidasTouch take a guess]]. Additionally, he has a daughter just like King Midas, and in later versions of the tale, his daughter's name is Marigold — the name of the game's Midas's yacht and his female counterpart.
150	** Love Ranger, Fallen Love Ranger, Stoneheart, Darkheart, and Coldheart are based on Cupid and possibly Aphrodite.
151	** The Chimera Crew set includes the Master Minotaur skin and his Bull Shield. Despite its name, the set only references the Minotaur.
152	** Menace and Sica are Roman gladiator-inspired characters/skins, with Menace's accessories depicting a lion (presumably the Nemean lion) and Medusa, while Sica's accessories depict a lyre and Cerberus.
153	** The fan-submitted skin Lyra is based on Medusa.
154	** Deimos is named for the god of dread.
155	** Anthea is named after an epithet of Hera.
156	** Callisto is named after a lover of Zeus who was turned into a bear and became Ursa Major, though the game's Callisto has nothing in common with her namesake.
157	** The Kymera alien species is named for the Chimera due to [[CharacterCustomization its highly customizable skin from a set of available options for players]].
158	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': Surprisingly enough for a game about gods, the references to classical mythology are limited to very few names and related words.
159	** Aether, the male protagonist option, is named for the primordial Greek god of the same name. Aether represented the upper air, or aether, that the gods breathe, as opposed to the normal air that mortals below the heavens breathe. Like the game's Aether, the god Aether also had a twin sister, whose name is Hemera.
160	** The Knights of Favonius are named after Favonia, the Roman god of the west wind, just as the Knights represent the west out of Mondstadt's Four Winds.
161	** Andrius is also known as Lupus Boreas, or "Wolf of the North". Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind, just as Andrius represents the north out of Mondstadt's Four Winds.
162	** Childe's real name is Ajax, and the names of his siblings are Teucer, Anton, and Tonia.
163	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' has the protagonist, who is [[MeaningfulName named after the God of Force]] [[note]]son of Titans Pallas and Styx[[/note]], who was an agent of Zeus that got sent to order the punishment of Prometheus.
164	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
165	** ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'':
166	*** N and Ghetsis's last name is Harmonia, the Roman goddess of harmony.
167	*** N's foster older sisters are named Anthea and Concordia, Anthea being an epithet for Hera and Concordia being the Greek goddess of harmony (Harmonia's Greek counterpart). In international dubs, Anthea and Concordia have the titles of goddess/muse of love and peace, respectively. Additionally, in the French dub, Anthea's name is Venus instead.
168	*** Iris is named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the gods.
169	** ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'': Delphox is named for the Oracle of Delphi and is said to have clairvoyance.
170	* ''{{Videogame/Scribblenauts}}'': Maxwel has the ability to summon anything by just writing the name on his [[CreatIvity magical notepad]], this includes several Greek/Roman deities and monsters.
171	* ''VideoGame/SoulSacrifice'': The war that tore apart the world was called the Olympian War, the tribe of humans born without magic are called the Romalus, there are numerous areas named after things from the mythos: the Plains of Olympia, the Catacombs of Pandora, the Ruins of Tartarus where the Cerberus dwells, Mount Helios, the Icarus Pasture, the Poseidon Inn, Lake Andromeda. Gorgon and Vulcan are Black Rites.
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173	[[AC:Web Animation]]
174	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
175	** All characters in the franchise allude to a character from a fairytale, myth, history, or pop culture. Pyrrha Nikos's allusion is [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]], and she goes through a HeroicBSOD (referencing AchillesInHisTent), [[spoiler:a PyrrhicVictory, and getting killed by an arrow to the AchillesHeel before being immolated into ashes (as Achilles was cremated after his death)]]. Additionally, Pyrrha's name is both a reference to "pyrrhic victory" (which is actually ''not'' a reference to Achilles, but rather King Pyrrhus of Epirus) and one of the possible names that Achilles took on when he crossdressed. It's possible she was also named for Pyrrha of Thessaly from the tale of Deucalion and Pyrrha, who was the daughter of Pandora — Pyrrha Nikos had a large role in the events that involved the show's "Pandora's Box" described below.
176	** Mercury Black is named for both the element mercury and its namesake, the god Mercury. Mercury's weapon is his cybernetic legs, and he later wears boots that have wing designs on them.
177	** Velvet's weapon is called the Anesidora, a box that copies the attacks of her allies. When it is first introduced, she's told to save it for later, and when she does, it's during a devastating invasion by the villains in a season finale that would've ended hopelessly if what remained of the heroes hadn't continued to move forward. Anesidora is another name for Pandora.
178	** The God of Light and the God of Darkness are confirmed by WordOfGod to be based on the Greek pantheon. As such, their story with Salem can be seen as a reference to the various cautionary Greek myths about the dangers of becoming arrogant enough to defy the gods and that you may be punished with a curse for the rest of your life for your insolence.
179	** The city Argus is named for the builder of the ''Argos'', thus allowing Jason and the Argonauts to set off on their journey to retrieve the Golden Fleece, just as Argus is the setting-off point for Team Remnant before they reach their intended destination, the kingdom of Atlas.
180	** The city of Atlas floats in the sky, and Ironwood's struggle is described in the third opening song as being "crushed by the weight of the world".
181	** Neopolitan's birth name was Trivia Vanille. Trivia was the Roman goddess of crossroads (specifically, three-way crossroads — a partial reference to Neo's three colors based on Neapolitan ice cream). Her closest friend is also named ''Roman'' Torchwick.
182	** In ''ComicBook/RWBYJusticeLeague'', to explain how Diana's name fits with the franchise's naming convention, it is stated that she was named after an ancient goddess of the moon.
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184	[[AC:Web Comics]]
185	* ''WebComic/CountdownToCountdown'': In the story, a subspecies of humans called demiflora can be identified as different "races" (for lack of a better word) by what powers they have, and comic's naming theme for the demiflora characters is that they have a reference to their flower race in their name. The protagonist is Iris Black, a dark-haired boy whose iris powers allow him to materialize things from whatever he draws. While he's named for the flower iris, it's also appropriate seeing his affinity for drawing as well an IronicName seeing as Iris is the goddess of rainbows while his last name is literally "black" — as an artist, he's named for colors.
186	* ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'': The Erlkönig arc ends with a [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-139-Lethe-189459118 strip titled Lethe]].
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188	[[AC:Web Original]]
189	* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'': Naia and Nereid are Water Faeries named after naiads and nereids, respectively. There's also Ariadne, a Dark Faerie.
190	* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
191	** [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4275 SCP-4275]] is a granite statue of Poseidon underwater. If it is damaged in any way, it defends itself by causing natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms and aggressive behavior in non-human animals. It is implied he was turned into a statue by Medusa as revenge for raping her.
192	** [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4453 SCP-4453]] is Hera, who runs a family advice blog on the internet. The foundation allows her to have psychiatrists to vent out the stresses of her chaotic family life.
193	** [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5167 SCP-5167]] is Phthonus, a technological anomaly afflicting ''Videogame/AmongUs'', taking the form of a player that causes other players to believe their loved ones are in fact imposters.
194	[[AC:Western Animation]]
195	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'':
196	** "Princess Monster Wife" alludes to Perseus and Medusa when Finn and Jake use mirrors in order not to gaze upon the titular monster's hideousness directly, though they are only in danger of fainting instead of being turned into stone.
197	** Clarence and Ghost Princess' story is basically that of [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]] and Penthesilea.
198	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' features Greek myth-inspired characters like Storkules, the stork version of Hercules. One episode that focuses on it has Dewey and Webby having to pick a path in a temple in search of the "Spear of Selene", but each one has a trap. The path they pick has Charybdis… except Charybdis is guarding the Spear of ''Neptune'', and when they realize their mistake, she gives them directions to where they actually want to go.
199	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In the third segment of "Grimm Job", Cinderella (Lois) mentions that her stepsisters once got King Midas to go third-base on her before pounding her crotch with a loud "clang".
200	* ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'': Circe shares her name with the Greek enchantress.
201	* ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'': Nogrog is a mashup of Dracula, [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Dimitri]], and Medusa, including having a SdrawkcabName from gorgon.
202	* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'':
203	** In one episode, Dipper meets a clan of manotaurs, who are like minotaurs, but manly.
204	** In an episode focused on tabletop [=RPGs=], Mabel summons a centaurtaur, which is a centaur… with another centaur body as its head.
205	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'':
206	** Eris is a recurring character and one episode focuses on her golden apples.
207	** One episode parodies ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'', where Pan[[PunnyName dora]] [[AdaptationalVillainy tries to get people to open her box]].
208	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Grandma Pookie misreads Helga’s name as “Helen of Troy.”
209	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'':
210	** Outside of the obvious Wonder Woman connection, Supergirl's evil clone Galatea is a reference to the tale of Pygmalion, who fell in love with his statue that he created, so Aphrodite gave her life so that they could be together. In the show, Galatea was created as a weapon for CADMUS by Professor Hamilton, who came to genuinely care about her despite having come to fear and despise superheroes like his former friends Superman and Supergirl. Hilariously, this myth was also William Moulton Marston's inspiration for Wonder Woman's origin story.
211	** "This Little Piggy" features Circe as the main villain, having turned Diana into a pig. In an effort to undo the curse, Batman and Zatanna meet with Medusa on where to find Circe (all while wearing blindfolds; she also asks them to tell Circe that she wants her hair curler back!), who is performing at a club full of AmbiguouslyGay men.
212	* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'':
213	** Majestia's civilian name is Olympia Hill, referencing Mount Olympus.
214	** [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Herakles was a past Miraculous user]] and is speculated in-universe to have wielded the Lion Miraculous (referencing the Nemean lion), which may or may not actually exist.
215	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': More for the franchise as a whole, but the way Darth Maul always ends up falling from grace, right when it seems he clawed his way back to the top, has been compared to the tale of Sisyphus by Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr and Creator/SamWitwer.
216	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
217	** Hera Syndulla is named for, well, Hera. [[IronicName Ironically]], Hera is a warm, nurturing mother-figure, and whenever she's mad, it's because she's been crossed by someone scummy and/or evil.
218	** One of the inspirations for Ezra, Kanan, and Ahsoka falling into the depths of Malachor was the mythical depictions of falling into the Underworld.
219	** [[spoiler:Kanan and Hera's son]] is named Jacen, which not only is a reference to Jacen Solo from [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends the old Expanded Universe]], but also Jason of the Argonauts, who was blessed by the goddess Hera.
220	** The show introduces Moirai, an owl-like alien bird who is an old friend of Ahsoka. She's also confirmed to have a connection with the Daughter. In myth, the Moirai, also known as the Fates, controlled destiny.
221	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'':
222	** The only known Imperial super tanker stations are called the Colossus and the Titan. The Colossus is a reference to the Colossus of Rhodes, an Ancient Greek statue that depicted Helios, the Titan and god of the sun.
223	** Aeos Prime, the world that the Colossus almost settles on near the end of Season 2, is named for Eos, the Titaness and goddess of the dawn as well as the sister of Helios.
224	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
225	** King Neptune, King Poseidon, Triton, and Queen Amphitrite are characters in the show. They're all portrayed as how mermaids are depicted in classical mythology.
226	** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS8E10GhoulFools Ghoul Fools]]", when Patrick is in the void, an evil spirit appears to him and attempts to torment him by being a donut around his forehead, and if Patrick tries to reach up for it, his forehead will extend so that he can never reach the donut — a reference to Tantalus. But this being Patrick, he annoyingly doesn't feel like eating and can't make up his mind on whether he wants the object to be a donut or something else, which instead torments the ''spirit''.
227	* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': Cassandra is named for [[CassandraTruth the prophet Cassandra]], as part of her character arc is being frustrated that [[NaiveNewcomer Rapunzel]] won't listen to her and that she, a servant girl, is being overlooked in favor of more blessed people such as the princess.
228	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
229	** Optimus Prime's original name before he received the Matrix of Leadership was Orion Pax. Orion was a legendary Greek hero, and Pax was the Roman goddess of peace as well as the daughter of Jupiter and Justice.
230	** Orion Pax's best friend Dion is named after Dione.
231	** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Sumdac is backwards for Cadmus, the first Greek hero who also forged more heroes from dragon teeth, befitting how Professor Sumdac reverse-engineered Megatron's remains to advance human technology. Through Megatron's deceitful advice, Professor Sumdac was also able to construct Soundwave, the Recordicons, and the Dinobots.
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233	[[AC:Real Life]]
234	* A handful of words, terms, phrases, and imagery are based on classical myths:
235	** A PyrrhicVictory is victory but at a heavy cost that might as well be a loss. The term originates from King Pyrrhus of Epirus, who raised an army to attack Rome and succeeded, though at the cost of his army being heavily depleted and [[ShaggyDogStory Rome having enough resources to rebuild]] as well as now becoming a wanted enemy of the Roman Empire.
236	** "Tantalizing" originates from the tale of Tantalus.
237	** An Electra complex is a Jungian psychoanalytical theory that a daughter may feel a rivalry with her mother for her father's attention. In myth, Electra plotted with her brother Orestes to kill their mother Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus to avenge their father Agamemnon, whom their mother had murdered [[CycleOfRevenge to avenge]] her other daughter Iphigenia, who had been sacrificed by their father.
238	** "The weight of the world on your shoulders" references Atlas, who carried the sky (in the shape of a sphere) for eternity as punishment for his role in the uprising against the gods.
239	** Narcissism describes someone who is self-absorbed and thinks highly of themselves.
240	* The cleaning brand Ajax is named after the hero of the same name.
241	* The original location of Walt Disney Studios was on Hyperion Avenue. Now, Disney's book publishing department is called Disney Hyperion or Hyperion Avenue as a tribute to that.
242	* Various celestial bodies are named after gods and other figures in Greek and Roman mythology.
243	* The Recap/MITMysteryHunt2024 is themed on Greek mythology -- in particular, a scenario on how the Greek deities reacted to Pluto being emoted as a planet.
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