In the 10 years since Prometheus (2012), Weyland Corporations has changed to the 'Weyland-Yutani Company' known from Alien (1979) and its sequels. The prequel novel 'Alien: Covenant - Origins' explains that Yutani Corporation bought up Weyland Corp during a hostile takeover 6 years after its founder's death, but kept "Weyland" in the name for marketing purposes. There are two logos associated with Weyland-Yutani: one is the stylized W over a Y and the other is a broad, winged symbol. This symbol has its origins in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. It is popularly associated with the falcon-god Horus, with the disc in the center representing the sun god Ra. However, it is more properly known as the Horus of Behdet. Behdet, represented by the sun, was a minor god who was absorbed by Horus. The greater meaning of the symbol is most commonly associated with eternal life and with the heavens. Considering that this symbol is associated with ship personnel (as seen on the individual crew readouts on their stasis pods) as well as ships systems, it is most likely that the winged sun logo represents Weyland Yutani's space-related divisions. The "Building Better Worlds" concept relates both to eternal life (as in propagating our species through colonization) and to space as the location of these worlds.

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