The ancient Greeks called their leaders Archon. The Archon was the leader of the city-state, basically he was the chief-magistrate.
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a greek city state is a polis The question was about the alliances of Greek city-states. Don't know the Greek translation, but in English they are referred to as leagues. the alliance between the greek city-states was called Delian League. (weazol)
While Poseidon was the protector of many Greek city-states, none were named for him directly.
three greek city states without colonies were Athens, Sparta, and Knossos
Sparta was the Greek city-state that was most militaristic.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.