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The Athenian love of leisure allowed the development of numerous pursuits such as theater — imagine a world without tragedy or comedy (without the ancient Athenians, the much-loved TV soap opera might never have been possible).
Many houses on the island are second homes for wealthy Athenian families.
One wing of the museum is housed in a beautiful Neo-Classical house designed by Bavarian architect Ernst Ziller for Othon and Athina Stathatos, a prominent Athenian couple.
Commanded by Oberon (Rupert Everett) to squeeze the juice of an aphrodisiac flower into the eye of a man in "Athenian garments," the impish Puck (Stanley Tucci) falls on a naked Lysander.
In Classical times a 9 m (30 ft) statue of Athena Promachos (the Defender) dedicated to Athenian exploits during the Persian Wars stood immediately beyond the entranceway.