- Άθήνη
- ΆθήνηGrammatical information: PNMeaning: the goddess (Il.). A common Greek goddess, with a snake, from Minoan times, protecting the palace.Dialectal forms: Myc. (dat.?) atanapotinija (AJ 112). Dor. etc. ΆθάναDerivatives: After the goddess (?) the town Άθῆναι, Dor. Άθᾶναι (cf. Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι). - Άθηναῖος `Athenian' (Il.), from which fem. Άθηναία, -η, which is also used as the name of the goddess (88 times im Hom.). From this form *Άθηνάα (Aeol. ᾽Αθαναα with short να) \> Att. Άθηνᾶ.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Like the goddess her name is pre-Greek; note the suffix -ᾱν-) Nilsson Gr. Religion 1, 405ff., further Kretschmer Glotta 27, 243ff. Cf. ᾽Αττικός.Page in Frisk: 1,28
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.