Halae Aexonides or Halai Aixonides ( grc, Ἁλαὶ Αἰξωνίδες), also known as Aexonides Halae or Aixonides Halai (Αἰξωνίδες Ἁλαί), was a
deme
In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ...
of
ancient Attica, a little south of
Aexone. It derived its name from its salt-works. Its surname distinguishes it from
Halae Araphenides. Its most important sanctuary was
Temple of Apollo Zoster
The Temple of Apollo Zoster is an ancient Greek temple, the remains of which are located at Vouliagmeni in Athens, Greece.
Location and discovery
The Temple was uncovered when children from the Vouliagmeni Orphanage were playing on what is now ...
, ruins of which remain in modern
Vouliagmeni.
The site of Halae Aexonides is located at the ''Palaichori'' near
Voula (and Vouliagmeni).
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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