What did each of these

[Sproket]

What did each of these brand names originally represent?

Athena,

Nike,

Vesta,

Mercury,

Vulcan,

Flora,

Mars.

 

[Mikey1]

They were Greek and Roman Gods

Athena was wisdom , Nike was Victory ,Vesta was matches, Mercury was thermommeters, Vulcan was Star Trek, Flora was margarine and Mars was God of work rest and play

 

[Sproket]

Mikey - 3 down 3 to go

Athena was Greek goddess of wisdom;

Nike was Greek goddess of victory;

Vesta was Roman goddess of the hearth;

 

[DerekBrad]

They were Greek and Roman Gods

Athena was wisdom , Nike was Victory ,Vesta was matches, Mercury was thermommeters, Vulcan was Star Trek, Flora was margarine and Mars was God of work rest and play

Good one Mikey!!

 

[Reg]

"Vesta was Roman goddess of the hearth"

Was her first name Swan?

(Swan Vesta........ HEARTH!!!!.......... No? Ah well!!)

 

[Mikey1]

Vesta was God of Dehydrated food, Flora God of Marathons

 

[Parksy]

Mars was the god of sugary chocolate bars, Mercury the god of rock singers and Nike the god of overpriced plimsolls

 

[ValA.]

Vulcan - god of Fire (Volcanoes)

Flora - goddess of Flowers

Mercury - god of speed (messenger) -

 

[Mikey1]

Athena ...... Turner God of Blue Peter

Nike ........Clarke God of Hair dressing

Vesta ......Uncle God of the Adams Family

Mercury ......God of Music Prizes

Vulcan .......God of RAF Bombers

Flora .......Forna God of all plants

Mars .......God of all planets.

 

[Sproket]

Val A - 3 correct

Mercury was Roman messenger of the gods;

Vulcan was Roman god of fire;

Flora was Roman goddess of flowers;

Still 1 to find

 

[MagsAlan]

Mars was the god of war wasnt he?

 

[Heethers]

Flora was that lazy sods wife in the mirror cartoon page, can't quite remember his name, bet some one on hear will, before you correct me l no she aswered to Flo.

 

[MagsAlan]

Andy Capp

 

[Heethers]

Didn't think it would be long before new who it was, obvousley them that read the mail wouldn't have a clue who we were talkin about, "only joking before l start a polital debate"

 

[Heethers]

Didn't think it would be long before someone new who it was, obviously them that read the mail wouldn't have a clue who we were talking about, "only joking before l start a political debate"Thought l had better re post this before l was castigated for bad spelling, go to the bottom of the class Heathcote

 

[Sproket]

Mags & Alan

Mars was the god of war wasnt he?

Correct !