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#Classical Pop Culture

Owen Kranz, St. Edward

Daedalus - Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters

Icarus - Hot in Herre - Nelly

Atlas- I’m on top of the world - Imagine Dragons

Atlas was a Titan who lost in the Titanomachy a.k.a the war between the Titans and the Gods. His punishment was to hold up the sky for all of eternity so it is fitting that he must be on top of the world to perform this task.

Aeneas - Home (philips philips)

After his first home, Troy, was destroyed, Aeneas had to go travel to Italy and find a second home: Rome.

Ascalabus - Favorite band- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Ascalabus, not to be confused with Ascalaphus, was turned into a lizard by Demeter after he mocked her.

Aristaeus - Favorite Band - Bee Gees

As outlined in the Georgics by Vergil, Aristaeus discovered bee-keeping and loved his bees until they were destroyed.

Actaeon - Who Let the Dogs Out? - Baha Men

Actaeon saw Diana bathing while he was hunting. She promptly turned him into a stag and he was killed by his own hunting dogs.

Livia Drusilla - Killer Queen - Queen

Livia Drusilla killed a lot of people.

Scaevola - Left Hand Free - Alt-J

Scaevolus was captured after trying to kill Lars Porsenna and was brought before him. To show how he was content with torture, Scaevolus thrust his right hand into the fire. Impressed by this, Lars Porsenna released him. The name Scaevolus was given to him as it means “left handed”.

Hermes- Message Man - Twenty One Pilots

Nero - Ring of Fire -Johnny Cash

Caligula - Madness - Muse or Basket Case - Green Day

Pentheus - Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys

Pentheus famously banned the worship of Bacchus which meant that people couldn’t drink wine. He was later killed by people who just wanted to “fight for your right to party”.

Julius Caesar - Sabotage- Beastie

Et tu Brute?

Aegeus - Jumper - Third Eye Blind

When Theseus forgot to raise the white sails to signify he hadn’t been killed by the Minotaur, Aegeus threw himself from the cliffs to his death.

Midas- favorite album - Gold - Sublime

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