Editing Athens

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-Tour AthensDash.jpg|256px]]<br>Athens in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|greater_location={{wp|Greece}}
|capital=
|ruler=
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], Wave 5) (2023)
}}
'''{{wp|Athens}}''' (Greek: '''Αθήνα''', ''Athína'') is the capital city of {{wp|Greece}}. It makes appearances as a playable location in several [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] games, namely in the [[Mario Discovery (series)|''Mario Discovery'']] and [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series.

==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:Athens MIMDOS.png|thumb|left|Athens in the DOS release of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'']]
Athens appears in the DOS and SNES versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. In both versions, it is part of the second set of five levels. During the events of the game, Athens is invaded by many [[Koopa Troopa]]s, who steal a [[Caryatid]] from the [[Erechtheion Temple]], a [[Brass Plaque]] from [[Hadrian's Arch]], a [[Parthenon Column|column]] from the [[Parthenon]], and (solely in the DOS and Deluxe releases) a [[Foustanella]] from the [[Presidential Palace]]. [[Luigi]] is required to find the stolen objects and return them to their respective landmarks.
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===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:Athens MTMSNES.png|thumb|256px|Athens in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] release of ''Mario's Time Machine''.]]
In ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', Mario travels back in time to ancient Athens circa 369 BC after [[Bowser]] travels back to Athens himself to steal a copy of the ''[[Republic]]'' from [[Plato]]. At the time, Plato was actively teaching at the [[Academy]] that he founded, and his student, [[Aristotle]], was also branching out into his own form of philosophy. As Mario did not know that the book in his possession belonged to Plato, he talked to the other inhabitants of Athens, including Aristotle, a {{wp|Council of Five Hundred|councilman}}, a writer, and an enslaved woman, about the area. Most of them end up talking about Plato and his philosophy, though. Eventually, Mario can go to the Academy and return the ''Republic'' to Plato before leaving Athens.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT Athens Artwork.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Two [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and [[Toad]] in Athens in a postcard for ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
A course set in Athens, known as [[Athens Dash]], debuted in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in the [[Spring Tour]]. The course visits various landmarks atop the {{wp|Acropolis}} in the city.

Athens Dash returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the fifth wave of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. In that game, it is the first course of the [[Feather Cup]].
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==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
In ''Mario is Missing!'', Luigi must speak to the locals to find out what city he's in. He can then call [[Yoshi]] using the [[Globulator]], allowing him to get rid of the [[Pokey]] blocking the exit to the city. He can receive the following information:

*Boy:
**''"It's extremely easy. This nation is the southernmost country in Europe."
**''"Would you know if I slipped and joked that this place is 'Greece-y'?"
*Tourist:
**''"I got the drachmas. Bring on those famous Greek dramas."
**''"Let's get loose and party with Zeus. He may be home on Olympus, I guess it's hit or myth."
*Reporter:
**''"Can I convince you, sirrah, it's the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula?"
**''"Just as it happens, I'm an expert on Athens. If you have any questions, keep asking."
*Scientist:
**''"Athens became the capital of Greece in 1834. But it was founded three thousand years before."
**''"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, is what they used to say. I don't believe it applies today."
*Police Officer:
**''"Welcome to Athens, Greece, that is. Zorba was here but left for the Acropolis."

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Athens MIM.png|The map of Athens in the SNES version of ''Mario is Missing!''
Athens Map MIMDOS.png|The map of Athens in the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!''
Athens MTMDX.png|Athens in the PC release of ''Mario's Time Machine''
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=MTM SNES Florence, 1505 AD.oga
|title1=''Mario's Time Machine (SNES)''
|file2=MTM DX Athens, 369 BC.oga
|title2=''Mario's Time Machine (PC)''
|file3=Mario is Missing! Mexico City Athens Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro Pc Dos.oga
|title3=''Mario is Missing! (DOS)''
|file4=MIM SNES Kenya and Greece.oga
|title4=''Mario is Missing! (SNES)''
|file5=MKT Athens Dash Theme.oga
|title5=''Mario Kart Tour''
|description5=Athens Dash
|file6=Switch Tour AthensDash BCP.oga
|title6=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|description6=Athens Dash
}}

==Trivia==
*The police officer's comment in ''Mario is Missing!'' references the 1946 novel that was adapted into a 1964 film, ''{{wp|Zorba the Greek}}''.

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