Aphrodite riding goose, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., British Museum. APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was usually depicted nude.
Confidence votes 22. Chevrolet got its name from the founder, Louis Chevrolet, a race car drive. Chevrolet got its name from the founder, Louis Chevrolet, a race car drive.
Chevrolet drove a Cornelian in the 1915 Indianapolis 500, finishing far from the front of the pack. He then started his own car company, but since his own name was on Chevys everywhere, he called his new company Frontenac Motors, taking the name from a 17th century French governor of North American colonies.