This ruler, who may have been half-man and half-snake, helped make Athens so beautiful that it caught the attention of the Gods themselves. It was said that Athens was once ruled by a King called Cecrops. Goddess Athena - credits: Konstantinos Gerakis/ The most common one concerns a competition between Poseidon and Athena over who would become the patron of the city. Thanks to those early writers and historians, versions of the Greek myth concerning the naming of Athens have been preserved to this day. The citizens of this ancient city would have grown up surrounded by myths and legends, and ceremonies and rituals to appease the Gods would have been part of daily life. Athens has been inhabited continuously for at least 5000 years, and it is likely that the legends associated with how Athens was named have been around just as long.
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