Aexone or Aixone ( grc, Αἰξωνή) 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 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 Aexone is located at the modern
Glyfada.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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