Ancyle

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 tje 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.
↑ Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA, ed. The Political Organization of Attica. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-87661-514-0.

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[1] IG II² 2776.

[2] IG II² 2362.

[3] Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA, ed. The Political Organization of Attica. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-87661-514-0.