'''Crioa''' or '''Krioa''' ({{langx|grc|Κριώα}}) was a [[deme]] in [[ancient Athens]] of the ''[[phyle]]'' of [[Antiochis]], sending one delegate to the [[Boule (ancient Greece)|Athenian Boule]] until 307/6&nbsp;BCE, and two delegates thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Lohmann|publisher=Brill's New Pauly|title=Crioa |date=October 2006 |url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/crioa-e623180|accessdate=October 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Aristophanes]] cast a character, Euelpides, from Crioa in his play ''[[The Birds (play)|The Birds]]''.

Its site is unlocated.<ref>{{Barrington Atlas|page=59}}</ref>

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