Coprus

'''Coprus''' or '''Kopros''' ({{langx|grc|Κόπρος}}) was a [[deme]] of [[ancient Athens]], of the ''[[phyle]]'' of [[Hippothontis]], sending two delegates to the [[Boule (ancient Greece)|Athenian Boule]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Lohmann|publisher=Brill's New Pauly|title=Coprus |url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/coprus-e619960|accessdate=October 11, 2018}}</ref> One of the characters of [[Aristophanes|Aristophanes's]] ''[[The Knights]]'' is from this deme.

Its site is located near east of [[Eleusis]].<ref>{{Barrington Atlas|page=59}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|31150}}</ref>

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