Hekale?

settlement · 550 BC – 1999 AD

Hekale was a deme of ancient Attica, likely situated in the plain of Marathon. It derived its name from Hecale, an old woman who aided Theseus in his hunt for the Marathonian bull and whom the hero subsequently honored.

Coordinates

38.13445, 23.90884

Also known as

Hekale (grc), Koukounarti (en), Koukounarti (en), Ἑκάλη (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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