Ancyle

For the leather strap used with a javelin, see Amentum.

For the sacred shields kept in ancient Rome, see Ancile.

Ancyle or Ankyle (Ancient Greek: Ἀγκυλή) was the name of two demoi of ancient Attica: Upper Ancyle and Lower Ancyle. They were located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south.[1] Upper Ancyle passed from the phyle Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained in the Aigeis phyle.[2][3]

In the 3rd century, in Roman times, the demoi were home to rich landed properties. Their name derives from the Greek name for "javelin" (which was thrown with a rope). The same root also appears in an epithet attributed to Cronus and to Prometheus, "of sharp wits".

References

1. IG II² 2776.
2. IG II² 2362.
3. Traill, John S. (1975). ASCSA (ed.). The Political Organization of Attica. Vol. 14. pp. 126–127. doi:10.2307/1353928. ISBN 978-0-87661-514-0. JSTOR 1353928. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)