Hymettus

American  

[hahy-met-uhs] / haɪˈmɛt əs /

noun

1. a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens. 3,370 feet (1,027 meters).

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Hymettus British  

/ haɪˈmɛtəs /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Imittós.  a mountain in SE Greece, in Attica east of Athens: famous for its marble and for honey. Height: 1032 m (3386 ft)

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Other Word Forms

• Hymettian adjective
• Hymettic adjective

Example Sentences

Fanned by strong winds, the fire quickly spread across the slopes of Mount Hymettus which overlooks the Greek capital, sending thick clouds of smoke over the southern suburbs.

From Reuters • Jun. 4, 2022

Honey-famed Hymettus, gray and patient, stretches toward the sea—toward the shining Saronic Gulf and the bay of Phalerum.

From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)

Passing to the summit of Parnassus, he looks down upon all the other mountains, plains, islands, and gulfs of Greece; but especially surveys the broad bosom of Cithæron, Helicon, and Hymettus.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various

It happened that the next day was fixed upon for a visit to Hymettus, whose water is celebrated, as well as its honey.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

When travelling a few days later to Colonna, while the train stopped at a station on the lower slopes of Hymettus, I saw two men hurrying through the adjacent olive groves to catch it.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell