Cithaeron

[ si-theer-uhn ]

/ sɪˈθɪər ən /

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noun

a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4,623 feet (1,409 meters).

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Greek Ki·thai·rón

[kee-the-rawn]. /ki θɛˈrɔn/.

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Mount Cithaeron, near Thebes, was famous for the revels which took place there in honour of Bacchus.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
Cithaeron and Taygetus were mountains, the one in Boeotia and the other in Laconia.
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers|Various
In 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. Berens
Thus crossing Cithaeron he reached Thespiae, and from that base made the territory of Thebes his objective.
Hellenica|Xenophon

The messenger himself found him on Cithaeron in his infancy, his feet pierced through.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb