Ἀθῆναι,
Doric dialect Ἀθᾶναι, ῶν, αἱ, the city of Athens (for the plural compare Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι), [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.; (_sing._ Ἀθήνη 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.80, “IG” 1.373107):] Refs 8th c.BC+] —Ἀθῆναι generally, ={Ἀττική}, of the whole country, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.17. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II adverbs, Ἀθήναζε, to Athens, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 1.27a, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.46, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Atheniensium” 1.16] Refs 5th c.BC+]: Ἀθήνηθεν, from Athens, [[ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.25, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry Ἀθηνόθεν, [[“Anthologia Graeca” 7.369 (Antip.)] Refs]: Ἀθήνησιν,
__A at Athens, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 1.59, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.66, etc.] Refs 4th c.BC+]