Cithaeron
[ si-theer-uhn ]
noun
a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4,623 feet (1,409 meters).
- Greek Ki·thai·rón [kee-the-rawn]. /ki θɛˈrɔn/.
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How to use Cithaeron in a sentence
Mount Cithaeron, near Thebes, was famous for the revels which took place there in honour of Bacchus.
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilCithaeron and Taygetus were mountains, the one in Boeotia and the other in Laconia.
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers | VariousIn this emergency he consulted Cithaeron, king of Platea, who was famed for his great wisdom and subtlety.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | E.M. BerensThus crossing Cithaeron he reached Thespiae, and from that base made the territory of Thebes his objective.
Hellenica | XenophonThe messenger himself found him on Cithaeron in his infancy, his feet pierced through.
Authors of Greece | T. W. Lumb
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