Agrai
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.S. Traill
Creators: J.S. Traill
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Oct 16, 2025 11:21 AM
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History
Agrai was a district of ancient Athens located south of the Ilissos River. Pausanias describes the temple of Artemis Agrotera as being located there. It was also the site of the Lesser Mysteries of Eleusis.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579846
37.965297, 23.742903
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 22835 (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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- Ἄγραι (Agrai: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Agrai located on Ilissos (river) (unspecified date range)
- Less than certain: Temple of Kronos and Rhea located in Agrai (550 BC - AD 300)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 59 B3 Agrai
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: SE of city on Ilissos
J.S. Traill, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Agrai: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579846> [accessed: 18 January 2026]
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