Attica and Athens

Attica. Mounychia built on the peninsula above Peiraieus, modern Perios,  the port of Athens and Mounychia was on a sort of mound with many holes dug in where people dwelt. Athens was capital of Attica from Akte.
Soiunous. Megaris which was once considered part of Attica before Homer's time. Mounychia became Munichia and  could possibly be the etymology behind Munich in Germany. Not sure.
  Off the coast was the island Salamis where the Greeks routed the Persians in a naval battle. King Kychrea unleashed a serpent on Salamis known as the Kychraelian serpent and it supposedly wreaked havoc and was not wanted on the island so it was beaten off by Eurylochus.
  (I noticed a Siamese cat up a Reading back street on the way to The Oasis which is no longer a corner pub but a community cafe. The cat sat behind an iron garden gate and looked and blinked and was somewhat unperturbed. The Castle Tap is now selling real ales.)
  Athens had suburbs inc Aphidna, Lyceiam and Peiraieus the port. The Parthenon was built by Ikselos. Potable water is mentioned again as there were many springs across the city.
    Statues of the Macedonian king Kasandros were all taken down and melted and I'll tell you why. Kasandros reigned over an Athenian oligarchy wrested from the tyranny before and people believed it was a fairer government. It was a successful situation for most in the city and Demetrios was granted governorship. Things got a bit unfair and when Kasandros died Demetrios disappeared and ran off to Egypt. The oligarchy turned to a bit of anarchy and the people took down the statues of Kasandros and melted the bronze and metal ones down and some vindictive people turned the melted statues into chamber pots!
   Hymettus honey was supposed to be the best and in general most Attican honey was of a very good quality and the best honey was found near the silver mine on Mt Hymettus near Athens. The mines were quite big and there were quarries too. Maybe folks kept honey in those pots melted down from Kasandros.
  Eleusis was a bit further west of Athens on the Bay of Eleusis and became a populous city with a temple dedicated to Artemis. Megara was capital of Megaris. Nisaia is a port near Megara. Four descendants of Theseus - Aegis Pallas Lycos and Nisa divided four parts of Attica between themselves. Far east Attica was called Sounis and is a promontory. Lyceiam was named after Lycos. Boiotia bordered Attica to the north. The Boiotians invaded and they were called the Aonians. There was a city in between Boiotia and Attica and it was often disputed territory. Euboia was another promontory to the north east. Attica was supposedly founded by Kekrops.
   An islet called Helene was once called something else but Alexander shagged a woman called Helen and he renamed the island after her which is a romantic story. The islet Psyttalia was covered in pines hence the name of the island means pine island. (What have you done today? Having a rast and bought some pillows. Chilled really.) Herakleidai mentioned a lot. Obviously related Hercules.