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Where did Athens the town get it's name? |
Travel Info Where did Athens the town get it's name? Travel Tips The name of Athens in Ancient Greek was Athnai (pronounced At-heh-nigh). This is a plural form: the city was called "The Athenses" since it was originally a group of villages which coalesced into a city. The name has no definite etymology in Greek. The Greeks believed the city was named for its protectress, the goddess Athena, but it is equally possible that the goddess took her name from the city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/history_of_... Others Athens was named after the Greek Goddess Athena It was named for its patron god, the Greek goddess Athena, goddess of martial strategy and domestic arts. It got it's name from Athena, the Greek Godess of Wisdom and War. Got its name from the greek goddess Athena... There was a fight between her and another god (of sea)...and the winner ruled the place..acropolis is the temple of athena. Vissited Athens...for travelling remember it from what the tour guide said Once upon a time, in Olympus took place the Council of the Twelve Gods. Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, were laying claim to Attica. When the time came for their showdown, they went in Acropolis rock-hill and Poseidon struck a rock at the Acropolis hill with his trident and a horse sprang out among with rushing water (it had the meanning of beauty , faith, victory). Athena replied by striking the rock right next to it with her spear and the first olive tree sprang forth (that had the meanning of: peace and philosophy). The gods and the inhabitants finally declared Athena as the victress and so she became the protectress of the town, which took her name. |
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