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.
General Motors was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 as a holding company after a 15-year contract with the McLaughlin's of Canada. Initially, GM held only the Buick Motor Company, but it rapidly acquired more than twenty companies including Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Oakland, now known as Pontiac.