Athens

Athens (Greek: ?????, Ath?na; IPA ) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece. Modern Athens is a large and cosmopolitan city; Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state and renowned center of learning. It is named after its patron goddess, Athena. Athens is located at 38? North, 23?43'34.5" East (38.000000, 23.726194).

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In ancient Greek, the name of Athens was -Ath?nai, plural of -Ath?n?, the Greek name of the goddess Athena. The city's name was used in the plural like those of -Th?bai (Thebes) and -Myk?nai (Mycenae) because it consisted of several parts. In the 19th century, this name was formally re-adopted as the city's name. Since the official abandonment of Katharevousa Greek in the 1970s, however, the popular form Ath?na has become the city's official name. See also a list of alternative names for Athens.

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The metropolitan area of Athens is home to some 5 million people. Currently the city (metropolitan area) is growing eastwards across Attica (Greater Athens).

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