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Athena gained the land she called Athens after a dispute with Cecrops a son of the soil, with a body compounded of man and serpent. Another similar myth suggested that the gods would determine which god would rule which area on the basis of who would offer the most. The contest for the land called Athens was between Athena and Poseidon, king of the sea...

The contest for the land called Athens was between Athena and Poseidon, king of the sea. Poseidon offered the land a horse a symbol of his being a warrior while Athena planted an Olive Tree. Athena was judged the winner as the gods determined the tree would bring the land prosperity. [John 2002]

Much like the founding myth of Athens the myth of Thebes also entails the intervention of gods and the divine more than does the founding myth of Rome...

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