Oea (Attica)

Oea or Oia (Ancient Greek: Ὀία) or Oee or Oie (Οἴη) or Oe (Ὄη or Ὀή) was a deme of ancient Attica, situated above the Pythium, to the west of Mount Aegaleos, to the north of the pass of Poecilum.[1]

The site of Oea is tentatively located northeast of Aspropyrgos.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Sophocles, Oed. Col. 1061, Οἰάτιδος ἐκ νόμου, with the Schol.
  2. ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  3. ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Coordinates: 38°05′00″N 23°38′27″E / 38.083367°N 23.6408515°E / 38.083367; 23.6408515

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