Athens, Greece is named after Athena.
No, it is a city in Greece, named after its patron goddess Athena.
Athens capital of Greece
The city of Athens was named after Athena.
Athens is the capital and the largest city of Greece. Athens was also named after the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena.
I think it is named for the Greek goddess Athena
The goddess Athena protects the city of Athens in Greece.
Athens was the city Athena is patron for. It was named after her.
there is a city in Greece called Athens. it was named after the greek goddess of knowledge and war strategies, Athena, for her gift of the olive tree. Iraklio is named after Hercules, he wasn't a god but he was a hero. Appolonia, is named after Apollo the god of music, sun and youth. there's also Cythera Delius Lamia Thebes and Pheobes I'm not sure what they're named after though.hope this helped! good luck with what ever you needed this for!(:
Athens, Greece
The people of Greece thought Poseidon and Athena were competing to be patrons for he city. The gods made gifts for the people and whoever made the best gift would be patron. Poseidon made Salt water and Athena made the Olive tree. The people thought Athena's gift was better and made her patron. That is how Athens was named
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.