Halae Aexonides or Halai Aixonides ( grc, Ἁλαὶ Αἰξωνίδες), also known as Aexonides Halae or Aixonides Halai (Αἰξωνίδες Ἁλαί), was a

deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ...

of ancient Attica, a little south of

Aexone Aexone or Aixone ( grc, Αἰξωνή) was a deme of ancient Attica situated on the coast south of Halimus. Aixone, along with neighbouring Halai Aixonidai, belonged to the Kekropis tribe. Aexone was celebrated for its fisheries. The site of Aexon ...

. It derived its name from its salt-works. Its surname distinguishes it from

Halae Araphenides Halae Araphenides or Halai Araphenides ( grc, Ἁλαὶ Ἀραφηνίδες, Halái Araphenídes) was a deme of ancient Attica, situated on its eastern coast between Brauron and Araphen, and was the harbour of Brauron, whence persons crossed ...

. Its most important sanctuary was

Temple of Apollo Zoster The Temple of Apollo Zoster is an ancient Greek temple, the remains of which are located at Vouliagmeni in Athens, Greece. Location and discovery The Temple was uncovered when children from the Vouliagmeni Orphanage were playing on what is now ...

, ruins of which remain in modern

Vouliagmeni Vouliagmeni ( el, Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is a seaside suburb and former municipality 20 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which ...

. The site of Halae Aexonides is located at the ''Palaichori'' near

Voula Voula ( el, Βούλα) is a southern suburb of Athens along the Athens coast and former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is the seat an ...

(and Vouliagmeni).

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Populated places in ancient Attica Former populated places in Greece Demoi {{ancientGreece-geo-stub