Scirum or Skiron () or Skira (Σκίρα) was a small place in

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near a torrent of the same name, just outside the

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walls on the

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. It was not a demus, and derived its name from

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, a prophet of

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, who fell in the battle between the Eleusinii and

Erechtheus Erechtheus (; ) in Greek mythology was a king of Athens, the founder of the ''polis'' and, in his role as god, attached to Poseidon, as "Poseidon Erechtheus". The name Erichthonius is carried by a son of Erechtheus, but Plutarch conflated the tw ...

, and was buried in this spot. Scirum's site is unlocated.

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Populated places in ancient Attica Former populated places in Greece Places in Greek mythology Lost ancient cities and towns {{ancientAttica-geo-stub