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The Greek City-State Athens was named for Athena. Athena won Athens from Poseidon because her gift of the olive tree was favored over Poseidon's salt spring, the sea of Erekhtheis.
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Where did the goddess Athena live?
The Goddess Athena lived on both Mount Olympus with the other Olympian gods and Athens, which was named after her.
Why did Athena give the Greeks an olive tree?
Poseidon and Athena had a contest to see which god/goddess would have a Greek city-state named after them. Poseidon made a spring, and Athena gave them an olive branch.
Was Athena the first city-state?
No, Athena was the patron goddess of the Greek city-state Athens.
Is Athens named after the greek goddess Athena?
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.
Is the Goddess Athena named after the Greek place Athens?
In myth it was the other way around, where Athens was named for Athena the Greek goddess. There is very little archeological evidence otherwise as it was frequently done in ancient Greece to have a town named for a goddess, or other famed person.
Which goddess is named after a city or state?
Athena.
What city state is name after the goddess Athena?
The Greek city state Athens is named for Athena. This was because Athena was the patron goddess of Athens.
Which city-state was named after the goddess Athena?
Athens capital of Greece
Why were great thinkers from Athens and not Sparta?
Athens was named after Athena, the city/state's patron goddess. Athena is the goddess of wisdom so I guess you could go on from there.
Did Sparta believe in a god named Athena?
The city state of Sparta did indeed believe in the goddess Athena. The Spartans built for Athena the temple Chalkioikos.
What was athen name after?
it was named after Athena, goddess of wisdom
Is Athens named by a person?
It is named after greek goddess Athena.
Which city was Athena the patron goddess of?
Athens was the city Athena is patron for. It was named after her.
Who is Athens Greece named for?
I think it is named for the Greek goddess Athena
Where did the goddess Athena live?
The Goddess Athena lived on both Mount Olympus with the other Olympian gods and Athens, which was named after her.
What inspired the name of Athens?
It is named after the goddess Athena
How did goddess Athena earn her name?
she was named after a town
