Crioa (Attica)

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Crioa or Krioa (Ancient Greek: Κριώα) was a deme in ancient Athens of the phyle of Antiochis, sending one delegate to the Athenian Boule until 307/6 BCE, and two delegates thereafter.[1] Aristophanes cast a character, Euelpides, from Crioa in his play The Birds.

Its site is unlocated.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lohmann, Hans (October 2006). "Crioa". Brill's New Pauly. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.