Athmonum or
Athmonon (), also
Athmonia (Ἀθμονία),
[Harpocrat.; ] was a
deme of
ancient Attica, situated on the site of
Marousi (Amarousion).
The name of the modern village has been derived from Amarysia, a surname of
Artemis, who was worshipped under this designation at Athmonum.
An inscription found near Marousi, in which the
temenos of this goddess is mentioned, puts the matter beyond dispute.
[ὅρος Ἀρτέμιδος τεμένους Ἀμαρυδίας, Böckh, Inscr. n. 528.] Athmonum also possessed a very ancient temple of
Aphrodite Urania.
The inhabitants of this deme appear to have been considered clever wine-dressers.
[Aristophanes, Pac. 190.]
See also
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List of ancient Greek cities
