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Ibn Khamis, Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Khamis,(1252-1308), was an Arab alchemist, anthologist, philosopher and poet. His poetry, stylistically dense enhanced by obscure terminology, reflected a historical backdrop from ancient Arabic, Persian and Graeco-Roman stories. His family originated from the Himyar Yemen tribe. After years of travel he was assassinated in Granada in 1308.

Greek city-states/patron gods
Athens worshiped Athena as the patron city-state's god. The city's name is in fact derived from Athena, and named after her. Athena was the goddess of Wisdom, therefore Athens put an emphasis into education and study. This is why Athens was later famed for its engineering power to create war ships such as the Trireme.

Sparta praised two city gods. Ares, and because of this, Sparta put energy into the military, and fighting. The other Spartan patron god was Artemis, and this backs up Sparta's association with brutal killings and executions.

Elis and Olympia had Zeus as their city god. Olympia is famous for its relation to the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Syracuse, with similarity to Athens, worshipped Athena. Reference to Athena can be seen on their city-state banner.

Thespiae was a city-state that worshiped [Eros]]. Due to this, the Thespian hoplites would bear the crescent moon symbol on their shield, the crescent moon was the "the lunar Aphrodite". The cult of Artemis in her epithet of Elytheriea, the goddess of childbearing, was also important.

Thessaly is a region in Greece that Larissa was built in, and distinctively chose Dionysus, the god of wine, as their god. The symbol for Dionysus was a bull's foot. Another name for Dionysus was Axios Tauros, which translates as 'worthy bull'.

Corinth was a northern state in comparison to Sparta, which was far south. Corinth's patron god was Poseidon, the sea god.

Mantinea worshiped Poseidon as well as Corinth.

Thebes has two main patron gods, but today experts are not sure if they worshiped both or just one. The two main gods are Apollo, the sun god and Delphi, a minor god.

Knossos was an ancient Minoan settlement whose gods or goddesses were not known to the mainland Greeks. Knossos was on Crete, an island, and the people there worshiped the Snake Goddess as their only god.

Megara had a variety of gods and goddesses as their patron god or goddess. However, the main gods were Apollo and Athena, however they did build temples to Demeter, Aphrodite, and Artemis.

Argos was the city with the patron god of Hera. Argos was located in the Peloponnese, and was a minor Greek city in comparison to Corinth, Athens and Sparta.

Troy was yet another city whose shrines, temples and festivals were dedicated to Athena, the goddess of Wisdom who was the daughter of Zeus, who became Jupiter in Roman mythology. Troy was discovered in the nineteenth century, by an archaeologist, who almost destroyed the city while digging for it.

Rhodes was a city on an island, which built the Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus was made from money gained by selling spare siege equipment left behind by an attacker after another nation attempted to take the city. The citizens of Rhodes built the Colossus, a giant statue, in honor to their patron god, Helios. Helios is the Sun God which was replaced by Apollo. Rhodes is one of the only cities, Olympia being another, that built one of the Seven Wonders of the World in dedication to a god. Some of the other wonders, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus for example, was built in dedication to a king, not a god.

Delphi was a city which built some temples in honor to Apollo.

Eretria was similar to Delphi and followed Apollo.