Erechtheis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J.S. Traill
Creators: J.S. Traill
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Oct 31, 2025 05:13 AM
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History
Erechtheis was one of the 10 tribes (phylae) of ancient Athens created by Cleisthenes in his reformation of Athenian law in the late sixth century BCE. The phyle had fourteen demes and derived its name from the legendary king Erechtheus.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844310646
38.0291675, 23.7738925
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- Ἐρεχθηίς (Erechtheïs: Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)
- Erechtheis part of (administrative) Attica (unspecified date range)
- Agryle Kathyperthen part of (administrative) Erechtheis (550 BC - 330 BC)
- Pambotadai part of (administrative) Erechtheis (unspecified date range)
- Pergase Kathyperthen part of (administrative) Erechtheis (unspecified date range)
people, tribe (historical cultural group)
Pleiades
J.S. Traill, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Erechtheis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/844310646> [accessed: 18 November 2025]
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