Halimus

Halimus or Halimous (Ancient Greek: Ἁλιμοῦς) was a deme of ancient Athens, said to have been so called from τὰ ἅλιμα, sea-weeds,^[1] was situated on the coast between Phalerum and Aexone,^[2] at the distance of 35 stadia from the city of Athens.^[3] It had temples of Demeter and Core,^[4] and of Heracles.^[5] Halimus was the deme of Thucydides the historian.

The site of Halimus is located north of modern Ag. Kosmas.^[6]^[7]

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^ Etym. M. s.v.
^ Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.398. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Dem. c. Eubulid. p. 1302
^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 1.31.1.
^ Dem. c. Eubulid. pp. 1314, 1319
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Coordinates: 37°54′22″N 23°43′56″E / 37.906°N 23.7321°E / 37.906; 23.7321

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[1] Etym. M. s.v.

[2] Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.398. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[3] Dem. c. Eubulid. p. 1302

[4] Pausanias. Description of Greece. 1.31.1.

[5] Dem. c. Eubulid. pp. 1314, 1319

[6] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[7] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.

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