Echelidae or Echelidai (Ἐχελίδαι) was a deme of ancient Attica. It was so called from the hero Echelus, and lay between Peiraeeus and the Heracleium, in or near a marshy district, and possessed a Hippodrome, in which horse-races took place. [1] [2] It is probable that this Hippodrome is the place to which the narrative in Demosthenes refers, [3] in which case it was near the city. [4]
Its site is unlocated. [5]
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Etym. M. s.v. Ἔχελος; Hesych. and Etym. M. s.v. ἐν Ἐχελιδῶν.
- ^ Demosthenes, c. Everg. p. 1155, et seq.
- ^ Demosthenes, c. Everg. p. 1162; comp, Xenophon de Mag. Eq. 3.1, 3.10.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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