athinai

Noun
  1. The capital and largest city of Greece;
    Named after Athena (its patron goddess) (synset 108803195)
    "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
    is an instance of: national capital - the capital city of a nation
    member holonym:
    • athenian - a resident of Athens
    • plato - ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
    has:
    • parthenon - the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
    • areopagus - a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
    • dipylon, dipylon gate - a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
    is a part of: ellas, greece, hellenic republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
    same as: athens, capital of greece, greek capital

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