Colonus (Attica)
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Colonus (Attica)
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Colonus or Kolonos was a deme of the phyle Aegeis, of ancient Attica, celebrated as the deme of Sophocles, and the scene of one of the poet's tragedies, was situated ten stadia from the gate of the city, called Dipylum, near Plato's Academy and the river Cephissus. It derived its name from two small but conspicuous heights, which rise from the plain a little to the north of the Academy. Hence it is called by Sophocles "the white Colonus". It was under the especial care of Poseidon, and is called
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Deme of the phyle Aegeis of ancient Attica
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonus_(Attica)
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2024-04-22T20:19:01Z
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