Academus

For the car rally, see Akademos Rally Akademos (Greek ) (or Hekademos, Academus, or Hecademus) was an Attic hero in Greek mythology. The tale traditionally told of him is that when Castor and Polydeuces invaded Attica to liberate their sister Helen, he betrayed to them that she was kept concealed at Aphidnae. For this reason the Tyndarids always showed him much gratitude, and whenever the Lacedaemonians invaded Attica, they always spared the land belong­ing to Academus which lay on the Cephissus, six stadia from Athens. This piece of land was subsequently adorned with plane and olive plantations, and was called Academia from its original owner.
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[Greek] A hero from Attica. A sacred area (northwest of Athens) dedicated to him was called the Academy. Plato founded his school there, and his students where called academics.