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Aegilia

EGILOS (Ancient demos) ANAVYSSOS
Aegilia (Aigilhia) or Aegilus (he Haigtlos, Theocr. i. 147: Eth. Aigilieus), a demus in Attica belonging to the tribe Antiochis, situated on the western coast between Lamptra and Sphettus. It was celebrated for its figs. (Aigilhides isChhades, Athe. ; Theocr.) It is placed by Leake at Tzurela, the site of a ruined village on the shore, at the foot of Mt. Elymbo. (Strab., Harpocrat., Steph. B. s. v.; Leake, Demi)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD)
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