Mythology is everywhere! There are THOUSANDS of schools that have taken their nicknames from mythology, not to mention all the professional teams. I've provided a list of major American universities and colleges whose names include a mythological reference. Let me know if you'd like me to include your school!

Athenas

Joint team of Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, California), Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, California) and Scripps College (Claremont, California)

Athenians

Mount St. Mary's College (Los Angeles, California)

Argonauts

College of Notre Dame (Belmont, California)
University of Great Falls (Great Falls, Montana) 
University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)

Centaurs

Allentown College (Center Valley, Pennsylvania)
Purdue University-North Central (Westville, Indiana) 

Golden Griffins

Canisius College (Buffalo, New York)

Golden Rams

Albany State University (Albany, Georgia)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

Griffins

Fontbonne College (St. Louis, Missouri)
Golden Gate University (San Francisco, California)
Reed College (Portland, Oregon)
Johnson & Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania)

Fighting Griffins

United States Marine Helicopter Squadron HMM-266 (Okay, they're not a school, but they certainly deserve to be here...:)

United States Marine Helicopter Squadron HMM-266 Mascot
Artwork Kindly Submitted by Capt Dennis A. Frantsve
Helicopter Pilot/Ground Safety Officer/Family Readiness Officer
Web Link Submitted by Webmaster Michael R. Carson, Sgt USMC

Griffons

Missouri Western State College (Saint Joseph, Missouri)

Phoenix

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Wilson College (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)

Spartans

Aurora University (Aurora, Illinois)
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio)
Castleton State College (Castleton, Vermont)
Manchester College (North Manchester, Indiana)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
San Jose State University (San Jose, California)
St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, New York)
University of North Carolina-Greensboro (Greensboro, North Carolina)
University of Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
York College of Pennsylvania (York, Pennsylvania)
Central Bible College (Springfield, Missouri)
D'Youville College (Buffalo, New York)
Missouri Baptist College (St. Louis, Missouri)
Norfolk State University (Norfolk, Virginia)
University of Dubuque (Dubuque, Iowa)

Titans

California State University-Fullerton (Fullerton, California)
Indiana University-South Bend
The Ohio State University-Newark (Newark, Ohio)
University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Michigan)
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)
Westminster College (New Wilmington, Pennsylvania)
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Illinois)

Tritons

Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Florida)
University of California-San Diego (San Diego, California)

Trojans

Anderson College (Anderson, South Carolina)
Dakota State University (Madison, South Dakota)
Taylor University (Upland, Indiana)
Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, Tennessee)
Trinity International University (Deerfield, Illinois)
Troy State University (Troy, Alabama)
University of Arkansas-Little Rock (Little Rock, Arkansas)
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) (men's team)
Virginia State University (Petersburg, Virginia)
Hannibal-LaGrange College (Hannibal, Missouri)
Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, North Carolina)

Vulcans

California University of Pennsylvania (California, Pennsylvania)
University of Hawaii-Hilo (Hilo, Hawaii)

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