Brands with Greek, Roman or Norse names

Nike

Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services. The company was founded on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The company takes its name from        Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. In Greek Mythology, Nike was the goddess of speed, strength and victory. Also known as Winged Goddess, Nike is most often pictured as having wings. Ancient Greeks worshiped Nike because they believed she could make them never to die and was able to grant to humans strength and the speed needed to be victorious in any task they undertook.

Ajax

Ajax is a brand of cleaning products, introduced by Colagte-Palmolive in 1947 for a powdered household and  cleaner. It was one of the company's first major brands. 
In 1947 a team of cleaning experts came up with a powerful new cleanser. They needed a name as effective as their product, which led them to “Ajax.” Ajax was a hero of the Trojan Wars – think back to your Greek history – who was said to be taller and stronger than any other soldier, so just like the hero Ajax, their product cleans stains powerfully and effectively.




Pandora 
                                               

Pandora A/S (often styled PANDORA) is an international Danish jewellery manufacturer and retailer founded in 1982 by Per Enevoldsen. The company started as a family-run jewellery shop in Copenhagen. Pandora from the myth, her name means "all gifted" because the gods give her gifts. Pandora Jewelry is called Pandora, clearly because lots of people get jewelry as gifts. In ancient Greek mythology, Pandora received many gifts from the gods, including the gift of music, from Apollo,” the about page reads. “She was also, as we all know, very curious.

Mercury Drug

The company began on March 1, 1945 with a single drugstore owned by Mariano Que, He named it after Mercury the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology whose caduseus is sometimes used as a symbol of medicine. The caduceus is often incorrectly used, particularly in North America, as a symbol of health organizations and medical practice, due to confusion with the traditional medical symbol, the rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and is never depicted with wings.




Amazon

 Jeff Bezos incorporated the company (as Cadabra) in July 1994, and the site went online as amazon.com in 1995. The company was renamed after the Amazon River, one of the largest rivers in the world, which in turn was named after Amazons, the legendary nation of female warriors in Greek mythology.In Greek mythology,  the Amazons were a tribe of women warriors. Apollinius Rhodius, at Argonautica, mentions that Amazons were the daughters of Ares and Harmonia (a nymph of the Akmonian Wood). They were brutal and aggressive, and their main concern in life was war.