Pithus

'''Pithus''' or '''Pithos''' ({{Langx|grc|Πίθος}}) was a [[deme]] in [[ancient Attica]] of the ''[[phyle]]'' of [[Cecropis (tribe)|Cecropis]], sending three, four, or five delegates to the [[Boule (ancient Greece)|Athenian Boule]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Lohmann|publisher=Brill's New Pauly|title=Pithus |date=October 2006 |url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/pithus-e926380|accessdate=October 10, 2018}}</ref>

The name of the deme comes from [[Pittheus]], the maternal grandfather of [[Theseus]]; so Theseus was originally a local hero. Pithus was head of [[Athena|Athena Pallene's]] league, along with [[Gargettus]], [[Pallene (Attica)|Pallene]], both neighboring Pithus, and [[Acharnae]]. The deme also celebrated its ''[[thesmophoria]]'', led by two local women.

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

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[[Category:Populated places in ancient Attica]] [[Category:Former populated places in Greece]] [[Category:Demoi]] [[Category:Lost ancient cities and towns]]