Allusions are references established directly or indirectly with a place, an event, a character or a myth. When these allusions are specifically from mythology then they are known as mythological allusions. A question that is continuously striking my mind is, why do we make references of myths for allusion? One of the most important function of myth is to establish behavioral model. Each time we use an allusion, it has a moral interpretation. They are derived from different mythologies like Greek, Roman and Norse. We are all surrounded by mythology whether we accept it or not. We daily come across so many allusions in form of words, city names, literature and companies - they all have been borrowed from various mythologies. Everywhere you will find a reference to mythology. There are many groups and companies that have mythological reference to their logos and names. Following are the allusion examples of some world known companies and groups:

COMPANIES / GROUPS	ALLUSIONS IN MYTHOLOGY
Aegis Combat System	Aegis, Zeus and Athena's protective shield
Aetna Groups	Aetna, a daughter of Uranus and Gaia. She is the personified goddess of Mt. Etna, a volcano on Sicily.
Amazon.com	Amazon, race of warrior women
Ambrosia Natural Foods	In ancient Greek mythology, ambrosia is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the Greek gods
Antheia Flowers, Ballroom Hotel	Antheia, a goddess of vegetation, lowlands, marshlands, gardens, blossoms, the budding earth and human love
Centaur Theater Company	Mythological creatures that are part human and part horse
Cyclops Electronics	These were giant creatures with a single round eye in the middle of their foreheads.
Helicon Software	A woody mountain in Boeotia, Greece, dedicated to the Muses.
Hercules Incorporated	Roman name for Heracles, the greatest Greek hero
Nyx Cosmetics	Nyx, a primordial goddess of the night
Honda Odyssey	The 10-year sea voyage endured by the Trojan War hero, Odysseus, as he sought to return home to Ithica
Vulcan Minerals	Roman name for Hephaestus, god of the smiths and the forge

There are many place in the United States named after mythological characters. Sixteen cities have Athens and twenty-six cities have Troy in their names. Here is a list of few states that have mythological references.

CITIES	ALLUSIONS IN MYTHOLOGY
Athens, Georgia Athens, Ohio Athens, Alabama Athens, Indiana Athens, Maine	Athens, capital of Greece named after the goddess Athena
Minerva, Kentucky Minerva, New York Minerva, Ohio	Minerva, Athena's Roman equivalent
Achille, Oklahoma Achilles, Virginia	Achilles, greatest warrior of the Trojan
Apollo, Pennsylvania Apollo Beach, Florida Apollo Annex, Florida Apollo Theater, New York Apollo Theater, Chicago	Apollo, god of music and light
Arcadia, Iowa Arcadia, Indiana Arcadia, Michigan Arcadia, Florida Arcadia, California	Arcadia, a famous place in ancient Greece

Even the months in our calendar have originated from Roman, Greek, and Norse mythology. Here is a list of those months.

MONTHS	ALLUSIONS IN MYTHOLOGY
January	Janus, the two-faced god
March	Mars, the Roman god of war
April	Abbreviation for Aphrodite
May	Roman goddess of growth
June	Juno, queen of the gods

Mythology in any culture is a storehouse of myths. We very often refer to the word 'mythology' to the ancient tales that has been passed on by our grandparents, through lullaby, from generation to generation. Also, we often use biblical allusions as a reference in many situations. Since ages even mythologies have been influencing each other like Roman mythology is largely influenced by Greek mythology. Modern tradition also holds the glimpse of Greek and Roman culture through these allusions.