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They have to be careful then. Apollo now means more about the moon landings than the old traditions to me. I don’t know if that’s something the Chinese would li
by xupybd 8y ago
They have to be careful then. Apollo now means more about the moon landings than the old traditions to me. I don’t know if that’s something the Chinese would like to have happen to their traditions.
- martimarkov 8y agoOr Battlestar Galactica. XD
- rsynnott 8y agoUnless you're an ancient Greek, that isn't particularly surprising; it was not part of current traditions when used as the name of a spacecraft.
- xanipher 8y agoLearning about the gods of old greece and their stories is still part of the curriculum in a lot of European countries. I doubt most would think of the Moon Landing first.
- bhhaskin 8y agoSame here in the states.
- riffraff 8y agoI grew up watching Japanese anime which reference ancient Greek mythology. Pollon[0], for example, focuses on a daughter of Apollo. I didn't even know the "man on the moon" thing was called Apollo until I was in high school. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Pollon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Pollon
- pastor_elm 8y agobetter than what Nike is now
- philwelch 8y agoThe swoosh logo of the Nike company supposedly resembles the wings of the goddess Nike as seen in some ancient sculptures.