Mythology in Everyday Life

Common words and phrases, like
--odyssey (a long quest, from the story of Odysseus);
--tantalize (from Tantalus in Greek mythology who had food hanging before him which he could never reach);
--panic, the English word comes from the god Pan, who was thought to cause panic--panikos was a Greek word made from the god's name;
--nectar, from Greek nektaros, the food of the gods;
--chimera, from the Greek monster the Chimera;
--echo, from the Greek nymph Echo was turned into an echo;
--flowers like the narcissus, hyacinth, and crocus are named after the boys Narcissus, Hyacinthus and Crocus of Greek myth who were turned into these flowers by the gods;
--mint the herb, from the nymph Minthe, who was turned into the plant;
--Pandora's box (=a nest of problems, from the story of Pandora), Achilles' heel,
--adonis, a handsome man, after the Greek Adonis;
--Europe, the continent, from Europa;
--Atlantic, from the Titan Atlas;
--Asia, from Asia the wife of the Titan Prometheus;
--atlas, from the Titan;
--and so on.