Athens
Cradle of democracy
The original Athens – capital and largest city in Greece – is the inspiration for the toponym at places around the world.
Some have taken the name with specific reference to the original, especially as a center of learning.
This is the case for both Athens, Georgia, and Athens, Ohio, which are home to universities.
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- AgoraNamed platform or production
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
Aristotle · Pericles · democracy · philosophy · Sophocles · Euripides · Aristophanes · Herodotus
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- templeSacred worship structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- DoricAustere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
columns · marble · ruins · archaeology · sanctuary · pediment · frieze · restoration
From that continent
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- capitalWealth used for investment
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
embassy · Hellenic · EU · administration · seat · metropolis · diplomatic · national
Constructing from components
- votingFormally registering a choice
- citizensMembers of a nation
- ecclesiaCitizens' assembly, especially Greek
- ostracismBanishment from a group
Pericles · Solon · reforms · jury · demos · archons · council · rhetoric
Name shared by country and state
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- DoricAustere classical column style
- TrajanSecond-century Roman emperor
- ArnoTuscan watercourse
Miller · serif · font · typography · letterform · classical · inscription · display
Chief Greek seaport
- metroUrban rail transit
- tavernasGreek neighborhood restaurants
- bouzoukiGreek long-necked lute
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
Attica · traffic · apartments · neoclassical · cafes · nightlife · protests · crisis
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- AgoraNamed platform or production
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
Plato · Aristotle · Pericles · democracy · philosophy · Sophocles · Euripides · Aristophanes · Herodotus · Thucydides
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
Ionic · columns · marble · ruins · archaeology · sanctuary · pediment · frieze · restoration · UNESCO
European
From that continent
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- capitalWealth used for investment
- governmentAuthority over a state
parliament · embassy · Hellenic · EU · administration · seat · metropolis · diplomatic · national · headquarters
assembly
Constructing from components
- votingFormally registering a choice
- citizensMembers of a nation
- ecclesiaCitizens' assembly, especially Greek
ostracism · Pericles · Solon · reforms · jury · demos · archons · council · rhetoric · participation
Georgia
Name shared by country and state
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- DoricAustere classical column style
- TrajanSecond-century Roman emperor
Arno · Miller · serif · font · typography · letterform · classical · inscription · display · elegance
Piraeus
Chief Greek seaport
graffiti · Attica · traffic · apartments · neoclassical · cafes · nightlife · protests · crisis · capital
2004
Early twenty-first century
ceremony · medals · athletes · games · summer · opening · closing · venues · legacy · revival
Poseidon
Greek sea deity
Minotaur · patroness · owl · wisdom · Ares · founding · serpent · sacred · spring · trident
- Major CitiesNew York, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- European CapitalsAmsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen
- European cultureFrench cuisine, Italian art, opera, ballet, Renaissance
- GreeceAcropolis, Parthenon, Greek, Hellenic, Zeus
- ClassicalMozart, Beethoven, Haydn, symphony, sonata
AthensSparta
Ancient Greek warrior state
Lacedaemon · Thebes · Corinth · Macedon · Macedonia
AthensPersia
Iran's former name
Persepolis · Rome · Carthage · Alexandria · Constantinople
- ancient AthensGreek city-state, antiquity
- School of AthensRenaissance fresco depicting philosophers
- Athenian democracyAncient Greek participatory government
- Athens Olympics2004 Greek summer competition
- Classical AthensAncient Greek city-state