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Cithaeron

[si-theer-uh n]

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noun

a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).

Greek Ki·thai·rón [kee-the-rawn] /ki θɛˈrɔn/.

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Examples from the Web for cithaeron

Cithaeron and Taygetus were mountains, the one in Boeotia and the other in Laconia.
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers|Various
All else within the bounds of Cecropia and the bosom of the divine Cithaeron shall fall and fail you.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Between us and the heights of Cithaeron the river of sin now flows.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
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

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