Araphen

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'''Araphen''' ({{langx|grc|Ἀραφήν|Araphén}}) was the name of a [[deme]] of [[ancient Athens]], situated on the eastern coast to the north of [[Brauron]] and [[Halae Araphenides]], on the west of the current village of [[Rafina]],<ref>{{Cite DARE|31107}}</ref> located near the mouth of the river of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579876 |title=Places: 579876 (Araphen) |author=Traill, J. |accessdate=December 14, 2022 |publisher=Pleiades}} </ref>

The area was already inhabited in the [[Archaic Greece|Archaic Period]] and was flourishing due to the port which gave access to the [[Cyclades]] islands. Two settlements of that period were found on a hill two kilometers south of the port; now there remain a few archaeological finds, which were buried by modern constructions.

==Sources== * {{cite book|first=Hans|last=Lohmann|title=Brill's New Pauly|chapter=Araphen|url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/araphen-e131290}} *{{SmithDGRG|title=Attica – 93 (Araphen)|url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=A.attica-geo&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064}} *{{DGRG|title=Attica}}

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[[Category:Populated places in ancient Attica]] [[Category:Former populated places in Greece]] [[Category:Demoi]]