Hermus or Hermos ( grc, Ἕρμος) was a
deme of
ancient Attica. It lay on the sacred road to
Eleusis
Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest ...
, between the
Cephissus and the Pythium, a temple of
Apollo on
Mount Poecilum, upon a rivulet of the same name. Here was the splendid monument of
Pythonice, the wife of
Harpalus.
The site of Hermus is tentatively identified with
Chaidari
HaidariFor the spelling, see thmunicipal website ( el, Χαϊδάρι, ''Khaidari'') is a suburb in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, west of central Athens.
Geography
The municipality has an area of 22.655 km2. The geography of ...
.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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