Athens Hear it!

Athens Definition

Ath·ens (at̸h′ənz)

capital of Greece, in the SE part: pop. 772,000: became established as the center of Greek culture in the 5th cent. , when it was the capital of ancient Attica

Athens Quotes

Let there be light! Said Liberty, And like sunrise from the sea, Athens arose!

—Shelley, Percy Bysshe

Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits

—Milton,John

Burn, with Athens and with Rome, A sacred city of the mind.

—Campbell, (Ignatius) Roy Dunnachie

Who brings owls to Athens?

—Aristophanes

Ye men of Athens,I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions,I found an altar with this inscription,. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

—Bible (NewTestament)