I think that Sunnydale can largely thank Anya for not having a lot more incidents of chaotic inexperienced magic users (e.g. the Trio) causing mayhem. Why? Well, when Giles sold Glory 2 items that could be used for a dangerous spell, she called him out, basically asking why he would sell anyone such a dangerous combo. This indicates that Anya is at least generally aware of what shouldn't be sold to customers or what to watch out for, and implies she wouldn't have sold Glory the items. Furthermore, when the gang is under the Tabula Rasa spell, we saw that an amnesiac version of Anya was able to perform potentially dangerous spells using only a single spell book, including conjuring rabbits and a sentient skeleton (that Giles sword fights with). This indicates it would be entirely possible for people with no idea what they're doing to perform irresponsible magic fairly easily.
Basically, Anya prevented a large amount of even more crazy whacky things from happening in Sunnydale
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ೃ⁀➷ Buffyverse Women as Greek Goddess
Buffy // Athene
ATHENE (Athena) was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts.
Dawn // Iris
IRIS was the goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the Olympian gods.
Willow // Hekate
HEKATE (Hecate) was the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy.
Tara // Demeter
DEMETER was the Olympian goddess of agriculture, grain and bread who sustained mankind with the earth's rich bounty.
Drusilla // Persephone
PERSEPHONE was the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Haides (Hades).
Darla // Hera
HERA was the Olympian queen of the gods, and the goddess of marriage, women, the sky and the stars of heaven.
Faith // Artemis
ARTEMIS was the Olympian goddess of hunting, the wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage.
Anya // Nemesis
NEMESIS was the goddess of indignation against, and retribution for, evil deeds and undeserved good fortune.
Cordelia // Aphrodite
APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation.
Fred // Hestia
HESTIA was the virgin goddess of the hearth (both private and municipal) and the home.
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