Xypete (Ancient Greek:Ξυπέτη or Ξυπετῆ), alsoXypeteum orXypeteon (Ξυπετεών),[1] was said to have been likewise calledTroja (Τροία), becauseTeucrus led from hence an Attic colony intoPhrygia,[2][1][3] was ademe ofancient Attica. It was apparently nearPeiraeeus orPhalerum, since Xypete, Peiraeeus, Phalerum, andThymoetadae formed the τετράκωμοι,[4] which had a temple ofHeracles in common (τετράκωμον Ἡρακλεῖον).[5]
The site of Xypete is tentatively located northeast ofPeiraieus.[6][7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Attica".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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