Upper Lamptrai, or Lamptrai Kathyperthen ( grc, Λαμπτραὶ καθύπερθεν) or Lamptra Kathyperthen (Λάμπτρα καθύπερθεν), 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. Lamptrai Kathyperthen and nearby
Coastal Lamptrai Coastal Lamptrai, or Lamptrai Paraliai ( grc, Λαμπτραὶ παράλιαι) or Lamptra Paralios (Λάμπτρα παράλιος), also known as Lamptrai Hypenerthen (Λαμπτραὶ ὑπένερθεν) or Lamptra Hypenerthen (Λάμπτρ ...
(Lamptrai Paraloi) were between
Anagyrus
''Anagyrus'' is a large genus of parasitic wasp, parasitic wasps from the family Encyrtidae. ''Anagyrus'' is distributed throughout the world. A subgenus of ''Anagyrus'' is known as ''Nesoanagyrus'' (Beardsley 1969)
Species
There are at least ...
,
Thorae Thorae or Thorai ( grc, Θοραί) 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 see ...
, and
Aegilia
''Aegilia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many ...
. At Lamptra the grave of
Cranaus In Greek mythology, Cranaus or Kranaos (;Ancient Greek: Κραναός) was the second King of Athens, succeeding Cecrops I.
Family
Cranaus married Pedias, a Spartan woman and daughter of Mynes, with whom he had three daughters: Cranaë, Cranaec ...
was shown.
The site of Upper Lamptrai was near modern
Lambrika.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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