Aigeis () was a tribe (

phyle ''Phyle'' (, ; pl. ''phylai'', ; derived from Greek , ''phyesthai'' ) is an ancient Greek term for tribe or clan. Members of the same ''phyle'' were known as ''symphyletai'' () meaning 'fellow tribesmen'. During the late 6th century BC, Cleist ...

) of

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which contained twenty

deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or (, plural: ''demoi'', δήμοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Classical Athens, Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside existed in the 6th century BC and earlier, bu ...

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and

Upper Ankyle Upper Ancyle or Ankyle Kathyperthen () was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. It was located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south. Upper Ancyle passed from the ''phyle'' Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained ...

Araphen Araphen () was the name of a deme of ancient Athens, situated on the eastern coast to the north of Brauron and Halae Araphenides, on the west of the current village of Rafina, located near the mouth of the river of the same name. The area was ...

, Bate,

Diomeia Diomea or Diomeia () was a deme of ancient Attica, located in the city of Athens, both within and outside the walls of Themistocles, in interior portion included the eastern sector of the city, and the external portion contained the Cynosarges. It ...

, Erchia, Erikeia, Gargettos,

Halae Araphenides Halae Araphenides or Halai Araphenides () was a deme of ancient Attica, situated on its eastern coast between Brauron and Araphen, and was the harbour of Brauron, whence persons crossed over to Marmarium in Euboea. Etymology The deme draws th ...

, Hestiaia, Ikarion, Ionidai, Kollytos,

Kolonos Kolonos (, ) is a densely populated working-class district of Athens. It is named after the ancient deme, Hippeios Colonus. The district hosts a multi-year football club, Attikos F.C., that was founded in 1919. History Kolonos is the site of anc ...

, Kydantidai, Myrrhinoutta, Otryne, Phegaia,

Philaidai Philaidae or Philaidai () was a deme of ancient Attica, which appears to have been near Brauron, since it is said to have derived its name from Philaeus (son of Ajax), Philaeus, the son of the Ajax the Great, Telamonian Ajax, who dwelt in Brauron. P ...

Plotheia Plotheia () was a deme of ancient Attica and appears to have belonged to the district of Epacria, and to have been not far from Halae Araphenides Halae Araphenides or Halai Araphenides () was a deme of ancient Attica, situated on its eastern co ...

. It was named for the legendary king

Aegeus Aegeus (, ; ) was one of the List of kings of Athens, kings of Athens in Greek mythology, who gave his name to the Aegean Sea, was the father of Theseus, and founded Athenian institutions. Family Aegeus was the son of Pandion II, king of Athe ...

. The quota of demes for Aigeis showed the greatest variety of all the phyles during the first and second periods (343–253 BC) of bouleutic government. Of the deme Ankylē, an individual is known, Polystratos, who owned land within that deme. An individual named Hagnias II had an estate within the deme Araphen.(ed. additional sources on Hagnias and descendants (Bouselos)
Molly Broadbent - Studies in Greek GenealogyD.G. Rice, J.E Stambaugh - Source for the Study of Greek Religion: Corrected EditionE.M. Harris - The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens
/ref> At the time of the publication of a source published during 1851, the location of Bate was unknown.

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History of Greece, Volume 3 (p.94)
John Murray, 1851 etrieved 2015-05-29/ref> Erchia, Ikarion, Phegaia were some of the larger demes of the tribe.

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{{Reflist Ancient tribes in Attica