Philaidae or Philaidai ( grc, Φιλαΐδαι) 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, which appears to have been near
Brauron
Brauron (; grc, Βραυρών) was one of the twelve cities of ancient Attica, but never mentioned as a ''deme'', though it continued to exist down to the latest times. It was situated on or near the eastern coast of Attica, between Steiria and ...
, since it is said to have derived its name from
Philaeus
''Philaeus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. ''Philaeus maoniuensis'' was moved to genus '' Yllenus'' in 2003.
Species
it contains seven species with a wide distribution. Most species are fro ...
, the son of the
Telamonian Ajax
Ajax () or Aias (; grc, Αἴας, Aíās , ''Aíantos''; archaic ) is a Greek mythological hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer. He plays an important role, and is portrayed as a towering figure an ...
, who dwelt in Brauron. Philaïdae was the deme of
Peisistratus
Pisistratus or Peisistratus ( grc-gre, Πεισίστρατος ; 600 – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death. His unification of Attica, the triangular ...
.
Its site is located about west of the basilica at Brauron.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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