Athens

### Place of Birth

Wimbledon Burrow, Wimbledon Common, London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe, Earth, Milky Way

### Place of Residence

Wimbledon Burrow, Wimbledon Common, London, England, Great Britain, Europe, Earth, Milky Way

### Occupation

Scientist, Event Planner, Cultural Zoologist, Cultural Xenozoologist

## Relations

### Friends

Wellington, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Tobermory, Madame Cholet, London, Madame Versailles, Miss Adelaide, Great Uncle Universe, Ironbridge, Shansi, Alderney, Tomsk, Bungo, Orinoco, Stepney, Obidos, Cairngorm The MacWomble The Terrible, Botany, Yellowstone, Great Uncle Alaska, Great Uncle Vladivostok, Great Uncle Universe, Great-Great Aunt Thessaly, Great Uncle Siberia (born 1039), Great Uncle Siberia (born 1378), Great Uncle Saskatchewan (born 1401), Great Uncle Bulgaria (born 1500s), Great Uncle Leicester, Serengeti, Livingstone, Reykjavik, Sittingbourne, Wimbledon, Burnley, Guernsey,Great-Great-Great Uncle Hapsburg Von Hohenzollern, Quetta, Kent, Jamaica, Haydon, Wandle, Malacca, Great Uncle Rumania, Great Uncle Budapest, Maldives, Auckland, Servile, Kidlington, Norton, Doddington, Abingdon, Carshalton, Putney, Oxford, Kingston, Blackburn, Accrington, Skipton, Leyburn, Northallerton, Stainton, Nunthorpe, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Ellwick, Merton, Washington, Jarrow, Sunderland, Whitburn, South Shields, Shotton, Stannington, Morpeth, Braintree, Omsk, St Petersburg, Wembley, Belarus, Peckham, Fleet Street, Madame Bruges, Prawn, Charlie (wombat), Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Palestine, Gaza, Paris (born 1946)

**Athens** (born 1962) is an English womble scientist, event planner, cultural zoologist, cultural xenozoologist who currently resides at the Wimbledon Burrow. He was born at the Wimbledon Burrow in 1962 and entered the Wimbledon Burrow Womblegarten in 1966 at the age of four. He graduated from the Womblegarten in 1972, at the age of ten, after which he became a working womble. He entered the workshop as an apprentice to Tobermory and from a young age showed interest in science. Whilst working in the workshop, Athens befriended Wellington, who inspired him to become interested in cultural studies and academia. Athens continued to work in the workshop until 2004, when, at the age of 42, he became a full-time specialist in cultural studies. He initially focused on womble culture, but by the 2010s had branched out to study the cultures of a wide range of species. In the late 2010s and early 2020s, he turned his focus to the cultures of organisms who did not live on or originate from Earth. By 2022, he was studying a large number of Non-Earth Cultures, as billions had recently been brought into existence in the Theoretical Universe Project. In November 2022, Athens conceived of a scheme to encourage greater cooperation between Earth residents and individuals from other civilisations. He proposed his scheme to the government, which said it supported his aims and invited him to seek input from the public. At first, Athens was unsure as to what form his project would take and originally conceived of a project spanning the Earth Derived Civilisation which would be worked on by many, if not all, members of that civilisation. He spoke to members of the public about his conception and received mixed responses. On one hand, citizens generally approved of ideas to foster greater cooperation between civilisations, but on the other, they were unsure if a "civilisation-spanning project" would be feasible. One animal who Athens spoke to about his ideas, Prawn, suggested that a universe wide event fostering cooperation and the exchange of culture between civilisations could be held. Prawn suggested that they should propose this idea to the Master of Ceremonies Charlie (wombat). Athens and Prawn presented their idea to Charlie (wombat), who expressed his approval for such an event and stated he would make arrangements for it to be held. Athens, Charlie (wombat) and Prawn set up a meeting with Jerusalem and his cabinet wherein they discussed the proposal for a universal cultural event. It was agreed that such as event should be held and that it should be called the Cultural Exchange Month and take place from the 25th of November 2022 to the 25th of December 2022, ending on the Welcome To The Universe Day. The Cultural Exchange Month was officially initiated on the 25th of November 2022 by Jerusalem and Charlie (wombat), with Athens and Prawn in attendance. Athens continues to be heavily involved in the Cultural Exchange Month and has, along with Prawn, been commended for his conception of greater unity and cultural exchange between civilisations.