Athens
The Greek city state Athens is named for Athena. This was because Athena was the patron goddess of Athens.
Athena, is the Greek goddess of wisdom, craft, and war.
No, Athena was the patron goddess of the Greek city-state Athens.
Athena is the goddess of wisdom, sratagy, and the protector of the city.
It is named after the greek goddess Athena
Athena (ending with an a) was the greek goddess of the city of Athens
The Parthenon, or her patron city Athens
"Whether the goddess was named after the city or the city after the goddess is an ancient dispute" (Burkert 1985:139)
in a greek city where she got an olive tree and gave the city food and the city was named in her honor , Athens.
Poseidon had a favorite city, Athens. As you may have guested Athens is the Greek goddess' Athena, goddess of wisdom. Poseidon and Athena fought for Athens but, in the end Zeus gave it to Athena.
Athena did not worship, being a Greek goddess, however Athens was named for her believed to be her favored city.
Athens was named after the Greek Goddess Athena. In Greek mythology, she and Poseidon competed for the city. Zeus challenged them to create something that would be the most helpful to the people of the city. Poseidon created horse. Athena created the olive tree. Since the tree created both fruit and wood, she won.