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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}<br>Αθήνα}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Greece [[File:Greece.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Athens does not use arms, but the above logo based on the national arms and with the head of the Goddess Athena after whom the city is named. | Athens does not use arms, but the above logo based on the national arms and with the head of the Goddess Athena after whom the city is named. | ||
Previously the arms of the city were often shown with the goddess dressed as a warrior or just the head of the goddess, but I am not sure whether these have ever been officially granted or adopted. | Previously the arms of the city were often shown with the goddess dressed as a warrior or just the head of the goddess, but I am not sure whether these have ever been officially granted or adopted. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:athens.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Athens|The arms as shown in the 1950s | |||
File:athens1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Athens|The arms on a Dutch Végé silk, 1920s | |||
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[[Category:Greece]] | [[Category:Greece]] |
Revision as of 13:58, 10 March 2024
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Origin/meaning
Athens does not use arms, but the above logo based on the national arms and with the head of the Goddess Athena after whom the city is named.
Previously the arms of the city were often shown with the goddess dressed as a warrior or just the head of the goddess, but I am not sure whether these have ever been officially granted or adopted.
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