Ancyle

Ancyle or Ankyle (Ancient Greek: Ἀγκυλή) was the name of two demoi of ancient Attica: Upper Ancyle and Lower Ancyle. They were located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south.[1] Upper Ancyle passed from the phyle Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained in the Aigeis phyle.[2][3]

For the leather strap used with a javelin, see Amentum.
For the sacred shields kept in ancient Rome, see Ancile.

In the 3rd century, in Roman times, the demoi were home to rich landed properties. Their name derives from the Greek name for "javelin" (which was thrown with a rope). The same root also appears in an epithet attributed to Cronus and to Prometheus, "of sharp wits".

References
  1. IG II² 2776.
  2. IG II² 2362.
  3. Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA (ed.). The Political Organization of Attica. pp. 126–127. doi:10.2307/1353928. ISBN 978-0-87661-514-0. JSTOR 1353928. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)


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