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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by xupybd on Thursday January 03, 2019 @07:04AM (#18814503)
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.
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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by rsynnott on Thursday January 03, 2019 @08:38AM (#18814963)
Unless 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.
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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by xanipher on Thursday January 03, 2019 @09:16AM (#18815202)
Learning 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.
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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by riffraff on Thursday January 03, 2019 @02:08PM (#18818137)
I 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

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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by bhhaskin on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:58AM (#18816637)
Same here in the states.
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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by martimarkov on Thursday January 03, 2019 @08:05AM (#18814737)
Or Battlestar Galactica. XD
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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by pastor_elm on Thursday January 03, 2019 @10:35AM (#18815829)
better than what Nike is now
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Re:China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon by philwelch on Thursday January 03, 2019 @04:15PM (#18819336)
The swoosh logo of the Nike company supposedly resembles the wings of the goddess Nike as seen in some ancient sculptures.
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