Ancyle or Ankyle ( Ancient Greek: Ἀγκυλή) was the name of two demoi of ancient Attica: Upper Ancyle and Lower Ancyle. They were located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south. [1] Upper Ancyle passed from the phyle Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained in the Aigeis phyle. [2] [3]
In the 3rd century, in Roman times, the demoi were home to rich landed properties. Their name derives from the Greek name for "javelin" (which was thrown with a rope). The same root also appears in an epithet attributed to Cronus and to Prometheus, "of sharp wits".
References
- ^ IG II² 2776.
- ^ IG II² 2362.
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^ Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA (ed.).
The Political Organization of Attica. Vol. 14. pp.
126–127.
doi:
10.2307/1353928.
ISBN
978-0-87661-514-0.
JSTOR
1353928.
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Ancyle or Ankyle ( Ancient Greek: Ἀγκυλή) was the name of two demoi of ancient Attica: Upper Ancyle and Lower Ancyle. They were located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south. [1] Upper Ancyle passed from the phyle Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained in the Aigeis phyle. [2] [3]
In the 3rd century, in Roman times, the demoi were home to rich landed properties. Their name derives from the Greek name for "javelin" (which was thrown with a rope). The same root also appears in an epithet attributed to Cronus and to Prometheus, "of sharp wits".
References
- ^ IG II² 2776.
- ^ IG II² 2362.
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^ Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA (ed.).
The Political Organization of Attica. Vol. 14. pp.
126–127.
doi:
10.2307/1353928.
ISBN
978-0-87661-514-0.
JSTOR
1353928.
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