athina

name

1. Synonym of Athens (“the capital city of Greece”).

   “Hazel nuts constitute the great riches of the coast districts, extending from Athina to a little to the west of Kerassund, and particularly of the latter place, Tireboli, Ordoo, Keureli, Yomurah, and Surmeneh.”

   “I was a boy from Athina. A city boy.”

   “A Siemens-MAN DMU is seen between Monastiraki and Thission stations on the first Metro line in Athina, with the Acropolis in the background.”

   “Hmm, it says here too that senior police officers from Athina are coming to take over the enquiry. They don't have the staff here on Rhodes for such a crime.”

   “Maybe some of the daring new twists to old favourites that you served at Athina. Greek dishes interpreted in an Australian way, which would be a point of difference.”

2. A transliteration of the Greek female given name Αθηνά (Athiná).

   “Lunch was waiting on the veranda along with Athina’s husband, Pericles.”

   “‘It’s somewhere in Greece, not Venice,’ Nicola said slowly. ‘That’s where Steven’s friends lived. I’ve no idea who “N.K.” was, but it was probably his sister who Lavinia spent so much time hating. She even remembered the girl’s name – Athina.[…]’”

   “The Onassis–Niarchos antipathy intensified when Niarchos’ wife, Eugenia, was found dead at forty-three. Eugenia was the sister of Onassis’ first wife, Athina, from whom he was now divorced.”