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Myrtis – Athenian girl, whose remains were discovered in 1994–1995; N. Saint Nicholas – Bishop of Myra, Christian saint, main inspiration of the Santa Claus;
The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle, made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [5] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier sources such as the Parian Chronicle.
Pages in category "People from Athens" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Nicholas Ambraseys;
The name of Athens, connected to the name of its patron goddess Athena, originates from an earlier Pre-Greek language. [1] The origin myth explaining how Athens acquired this name through the legendary contest between Poseidon and Athena was described by Herodotus, [2] Apollodorus, [3] Ovid, Plutarch, [4] Pausanias and others.
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Pericles (/ ˈ p ɛr ɪ k l iː z /, Ancient Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". [1]
Demosthenes (/ d ɪ ˈ m ɒ s. θ ə n iː z /; Greek: Δημοσθένης, romanized: Dēmosthénēs; Attic Greek: [dɛːmostʰénɛːs]; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens.
Sotades of Athens; Augeas; Epippus; Heniochus; Epigenes; Mnesimachus; Timotheus; Sophilus; Antidotus; Naucrates; Xenarchus; Dromo; Crobylus; Philippides; Philemon of Soli or Syracuse (~362–262 BC) Menander (c. 342–291 BC), a leading source for Greek New Comedy. Dyskolos (317 BC) Apollodorus of Carystus (~300–260 BC) Diphilus of Sinope ...
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