The traditions current in the classical period recounted that, during the Greek Dark Ages, Attica had become the refuge of the Ionians, who belonged to a tribe from the northern Peloponnese.
As tradicións actuais no período clásico relatan que, durante a idade escura grega, Ática converteuse no refuxio dos xónicos, que pertencía a unha tribo do norte do Peloponeso.