Lowry (DD 770) - Naval Cruise Book

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LAND OF THE MYTHS Dropping anchor in the early morning of the 28th we found ourselves in Phaleron Bay just a few miles from Athens. This is the place from where nearly all of the Greek Mythology stemmed. Moving around in this vicinity We find that we are surrounded by temples, monuments, tombs and many other items we read about in our high school history class. Hoping that the pictures will give you a better story on these highlights than we could in writing, we will proceed to tell you just how Athens came to be known as Athens. It all began when Athens was originally built on the plateau of the sacred rock of the Acropolis. This rock was supposed to have possessed human life prior to the 16th century, B. C. King Cecrops was its founder, hence, it received the name Cecropia , When the small states of Attica were united into a single state, Cecropia became its capitol and was re- named Athena or Athens, in honor of the goddess protectoress of the ci y. -74-