Leuconoe (Attica) Explained

Leuconoe or Leukonoe, or Leuconoeum or Leukonoion (Λευκόνοιον),^[1] or Leukonefs (Λευκονοιεύς)^[2] was a deme of ancient Attica of the phyle of Leontis.^[3]

Its site is tentatively located near modern Peristeri.

People

• Demochares, a leading Athenian politician in 307-302 BCE.^[4]

External links

• References to the deme in ancient sources at attalus.org

38.0077°N 23.6916°W

Notes and References

1. Harpocr. s.v.; Suda, s.v.
2. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/lambda/334 Suda Encyclopedia, §la.334
3. Hans. Lohmann. Brill's New Pauly. Leuconoe . October 2006. October 10, 2018.
4. Athenian Politicians and Inscriptions of the Years 307 to 302. 148444. Tracy. Stephen V.. Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 2000. 69. 2. 227–233. 10.2307/148444.