Coprus or Kopros () was a
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 ...
of
ancient Athens
Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest named cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for perhaps 5,000 years. Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of ancient Greece in t ...
, of the ''
phyle'' of
Hippothontis
Hippothontis () was one of the phyle, phylai (tribes) of classical Athens, created during the reforms of Cleisthenes.
It was named after the legendary hero Hippothoon.
Its demes were Azenia (deme), Azenia, Hamaxanteia, Anakaia, Auridai, Acherdo ...
, sending two delegates to the
Athenian Boule. One of the characters of
Aristophanes's ''
The Knights'' is from this deme.
Its site is located near east of
Eleusis.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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