Both Uses of
ancient Athens
in
The Hidden Oracle
- It could have been a modest abode in almost any age—ancient Athens, medieval France, the farmlands of Iowa.†
p. 83.1 *ancient Athens = the center of the intellectual and artistic developments that created the Golden Age of Greece (5th century BC)
- My medium-length hair was dark and curly—a style I had rocked in Athenian times, and again in the 1970s.†
p. 21.1
Definitions:
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(ancient Athens) the center of the intellectual and artistic developments that created the Golden Age of Greece (5th century BC); named after Athena (its patron goddess)Modern Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Athenian can also refer to the modern city of Athens.