They were located east of Athens and bordering Agryle to the south.
[1] Upper Ancyle passed from the phyle Aigeis to Antigonis in 307/306 BCE; Lower Ancyle remained in the Aigeis phyle.
[2][3] In the 3rd century, in Roman times, the demoi were home to rich landed properties.
Their name derives from the Greek name for "javelin" (which was thrown with a rope).
The same root also appears in an epithet attributed to Cronus and to Prometheus, "of sharp wits".