Capital of Greece ... and when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers (6)

I believe the answer is:

athens

(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "Site of the Parthenon" , "Hen sat down in the city" , "city in Greece" , "Two thousand and four Olympics city" , "Hasten to Greece" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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