Athena, goddess of wisdom, who supposedly sprung to life from Zeus' forehead, was liked by the Greeks so much that they named a city after her: Athens.
Athena did not worship, being a Greek goddess, however Athens was named for her believed to be her favored city.
Athena was a city-goddess, and was adopted by many Greek cities, most notably Athens which was named after her, and her temple dominated the acropolis there.
Poseidon was hated by Athena, the greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and warfare. They had both wanted the city Athens to be named after them so they held a contest, but Athena won and so the city was named after her. So therefore they are enemies
The Parthenon, or her patron city Athens
No, Athena was the patron goddess of the Greek city-state Athens.
Athens is the capital and the largest city of Greece. Athens was also named after the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena.
It is named after the greek goddess Athena
Athens
"Whether the goddess was named after the city or the city after the goddess is an ancient dispute" (Burkert 1985:139)
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 capital of Greece
Yes. Each City-state had their own god. for example the greek citystate Athens had a greek goddess named Athena. A goddess is a women god.
The city in Attica named after the goddess Athena is Athens. It is the capital of Greece and is known for its rich history and ancient monuments dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, courage, and inspiration.
The Greek city state Athens is named for Athena. This was because Athena was the patron goddess of Athens.
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.
Athens is a city in Ohio that got its name from Greek mythology. It comes from the goddess Athena. Another town in Ohio is named after the Greek poet Arion.
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.