Lower Ancyle or Ankyle Hypenerthen (Ancient Greek: Ἀγκυλή ὑπένερθεν) was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. It was 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".
The site of Lower Ancyle is located northeast of modern Ardettos.[4][5]
References
IG II² 2776.
IG II² 2362.
Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA (ed.). The Political Organization of Attica. Hesperia Supplements. 14. pp. 126–127. doi:10.2307/1353928. ISBN 978-0-87661-514-0. JSTOR 1353928.
Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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