Peleces or Pelekes (Ancient Greek: Πήληκες, romanized: Pēlēkes) were three demoi of ancient Attica, forming a community, as τρίκωμοι, and probably, therefore, adjacent. If the reading in Thucydides is correct, διὰ Κρωπειᾶς, these demoi should be placed in the north of the Athenian plain, but many editors read διὰ Κεκροπίας.
The site of Peleces is tentatively located near modern Chasia.
References
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. sub voce Εὐρυπίδαι.
- Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.19.
- 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.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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.
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