Athens is the capital of Greece, and has its name after Athena. With the history of thousands of years, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. This is also the birthplace of the European civilization. The philosophy, mathematics, literature and political thought born here still influence the whole modern world today. It was said that in the ancient times, people were ready to build the city states, two celestial gods fought to be the protector god for this place, who were Goddess of Wisdom Athena and God of the Sea Poseidon. Athena gave the people here olives, and Poseidon gave the people war horses. The people chose olive tree because it was the symbol of peace and wealth. So this city state took Athena as the protector god (yes, the goddess guarded by the saint warriors), and had the name Athens.