Leontis

Leontis (Ancient Greek: Λεοντίς) was a phyle (tribe) of Ancient Attica.^[1]

Statue made to mark the victory of the Leontis in an anthippasia, early 4th century BC.

Map of ancient Attica. Trittyes belonging to the phyle of Leontis are numbered "4" and shaded pale green.

The phyle is shown on the base of a statue made after an anthippasia to commemorate the victory of the phyle at the mock battle.^[2]

Themistocles belonged to this phyle.^[3]

Two horse-men are listed as part of the Catalogus Hippeum in history who possibly belonged to this phyle, they were Euktimenos and Euthymenes, both living during the 3rd century B.C.E.^[4][5]

The demes of Leontis were: Aethalidae, Halimus, Deiradiotae, Hecale, Eupyridae, Cettus, Colonae, Cropia, Leuconoe, Oeum, Kerameikos, Paeonidae, Peleces, Upper Potamos, Lower Potamus, Deiradiotae, Scambonidae, Sounion, Hybadae, Phrearrhii, Cholleidae.

Sources

1. J.S. Traill (1975). The Political Organization of Attica: A Study of the Demes, Trittyes, and Phylai, and Their Representation in the Athenian Council, Volumes 14-16 (p.37 - ) Volume 14 of Hesperia (Princeton, N.J.). ASCSA. ISBN 0876615140. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
2. P. Wilson - The Athenian Institution of the Khoregia: The Chorus, the City and the Stage published by Cambridge University Press, September 18, 2003 (reprint), 452 pages, ISBN 0521542138 [Retrieved 2015-12-22](also looked at )
3. Plutarch (Translated by J. Langhorne, W. Langhorne) - Volume 1 published by A. J. Valpy 1831, Issues 23-29 of Family Classical Library [Retrieved 2015-12-22]
4. G.R. Bugh - The Horsemen of Athens published by Princeton University Press July 14, 2014, 304 pages, ISBN 1400859751, Princeton Legacy Library [Retrieved 2015-12-22]
5. H. W. Pleket - Supplementum epigraphicum graecum published by J.C. Gieben 1991, 699 pages, ISBN 9050630731 [Retrieved 2015-12-22]