Coprus

Coprus or Kopros (Ancient Greek: Κόπρος) was a deme of ancient Athens, of the phyle of Hippothontis, sending two delegates to the Athenian Boule.[1] One of the characters of Aristophanes's The Knights is from this deme.

Its site is located near east of Eleusis.[2][3]

References
  1. Lohmann, Hans. "Coprus". Brill's New Pauly. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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