# Epicephisia

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Ancient Athenian deme

**Epicephisia** or **Epikephisia** ([Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek_language): Ἐπικηφισία) was a [deme](/source/Deme) of [ancient Attica](/source/Ancient_Attica) in the *[phyle](/source/Phyle)* of [Oeneis](/source/Oeneis).[1]

The deme was small and unimportant, providing only one or two *[Bouleutai](/source/Bouleutai)* to the Athenian Boule.[2] However it housed a branch of the Salaminae family, originating from [Salamis](/source/Salamis_Island). This aristocratic clan was based on a sacred alliance and presided over some of the oldest cults of [Athens](/source/Athens), such as those of [Athena](/source/Athena), [Aglaurus](/source/Aglaurus%2C_daughter_of_Cecrops), and [Pandrosus](/source/Pandrosus).

Another noble family of Epicephisia were the Aphidantidae, who claimed to descend from [Apheidas](/source/Apheidas), king of Athens and great-grandson of [Theseus](/source/Theseus).

Epicephisia also had its own [dikasterion](/source/Dikasterion), a court of justice, and its own legal officers.

The site of Epicephisia is located in the Kephisos valley, west of modern Athens.[3][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [IG](/source/Inscriptiones_Graecae) II2 1205.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lohmann, Hans. ["Epicephisia"](http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/epicephisia-e332400). Brill's New Pauly. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Talbert, Richard](/source/Richard_Talbert), ed. (2000). [*Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World*](/source/Barrington_Atlas_of_the_Greek_and_Roman_World). Princeton University Press. p. 59. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-691-03169-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-691-03169-9), with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Lund University](/source/Lund_University). [*Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire*](https://imperium.ahlfeldt.se/places/31123.html).

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