Anagyrus or Anagyrous (Ancient Greek: Ἀναγυροῦς), also Anagyruntus or Anagyrountos (Ἀναγυροῦντος), was a deme of ancient Attica, belonging to the phyle Erechtheis, situated in the south of Attica near the promontory Zoster.[1][2] Pausanias mentions at this place a temple of the mother of the gods.[3]
The ruins of Anagyrus have been found near Vari.[4][5]
The ancient name was maintained until 600 AD, as mentioned by geographer and historian Stephanus of Byzantium.
Anagyrous is an important archaeological site that still remains unexplored, with traces of human habitation dating back to 3rd millennium BCE, that include:[6]
Eumenes of Anagyrus and the Anagyrus Painter were from the town.