Acherdus

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography

ACHERDUS(Ἀχερδοῦς,—οῦντος: Eth. Ἀχερδούσιος), a demus of Attica of uncertain site, belonging to the tribe Hippothoontis. Aristophanes (Aristoph. Eccl. 362) in joke, uses the form Ἀχραδούσιοςinstead of Ἀχερδούσιος. (Steph. B. s. vv.Ἀχερδοῦς, Ἀχραδοῦς;Aeschin. in Tim. § 110, ed. Bekker; Leake, Demi of Attica, p. 185.)