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Why Does Athens Have a Plural Name? The Thousand-Year-Old Secret Hidden in the Name of the Capital of Greece

Summary by Mediafax
Athens is one of the world's most famous capitals, but its name retains a linguistic peculiarity that few see today: in ancient Greek, the city did not have a singular name, but a plural name.
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Athens is one of the world's most famous capitals, but its name retains a linguistic peculiarity that few see today: in ancient Greek, the city did not have a singular name, but a plural name.

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Mediafax broke the news on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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