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The city of Athens was named after Athena.
The capaital city of Greece, Athens, is named for Athena.
it was named after Athena, goddess of wisdom
Athena was the goddess of wisdom and battle. Athens was named after Athena when she beat poseidon (god of the sea) at a challenge for the city.
No, the temple and city/towns were named after the Greek goddess Athena. They were named after her in remembrance to her, for favor/patronage, or for worship.
Yes, it is. Athens was named after Athena because she and Poseidon were in a competition to have Athens. Athena won by creating the first olive tree.
The temple was built for Athena to honor her. The city (Athens) was named after her after a fight with Poseidon on who the city would be named after. As you can tell from the name, Athena won.
Athena and Poseidon competed for patronage of Athens (it had not been named at the time). Poseidon gave to them a well, and Athena gave them an olive tree. They chose Athena for her gift of the olive tree, and named the city Athens.
Athens, Greece is named after Athena.
Athens was the city Athena is patron for. It was named after her.
No, it was named after Ouranos, god of the sky.
It is named after greek goddess Athena.