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Modern Merenda, is the place where the ancient deme of Myrrhinous was once positioned, a place rich in archaelogical findings.
A deme on the eastern coast of Attica, belonging to the tribe Pandionis.
Myrrhinus (Murrhinous) lay to the east of Prasiae or Porto Raphti, at Meronda, as appears from inscriptions found at this place. Artemis Colaenis was worshipped at Myrrhinus (Paus. i. 31. § 4; Schol. ad Aristoph. Av. 874); and in one of the inscriptions at Meronda mention is made of a temple of Artemis Colaenis. (Bockh, Inscr. No. 100.) (See also Strab. ix. p. 399; Steph.; Phot.)
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