Tetrapolis (Attica)
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Tetrapolis comprised one of the twelve districts into which Attica
was divided before the time of Theseus
. The district was on a plain in the northeastern part of Attica and contained four cities: Marathon
, Probalinthus , Tricorythus , and Oenoe
. Stephanus of Byzantium
claimed Huttēnia (Ὑττηνία) was its name among the Pelasgoi.
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
was divided before the time of Theseus
Theseus
For other uses, see Theseus Theseus was the mythical founder-king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, both of whom Aethra had slept with in one night. Theseus was a founder-hero, like Perseus, Cadmus, or Heracles, all of whom battled and overcame foes that were...
. The district was on a plain in the northeastern part of Attica and contained four cities: Marathon
Marathon, Greece
Marathon is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain...
, Probalinthus , Tricorythus , and Oenoe
Oenoe
Oenoe , also written Oinoi or Oene, referred to several cities in Greece:*Oenoe, a city in Attica, modern Oinoi*Oenoe, an ancient city located in Argolis*Oene , an ancient city in modern Elis...
. Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephen of Byzantium, also known as Stephanus Byzantinus , was the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled Ethnica...
claimed Huttēnia (Ὑττηνία) was its name among the Pelasgoi.