Hymettus
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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
You can almost hear the bees on Mount Hymettus, and you would receive the advance of a Centaur as calmly as Alice noted the approach of the White Rabbit.
From The Rulers of the Mediterranean by Davis, Richard Harding
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
Hymettus, in a region noted for the excellent quality of its honey.
From A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise by Jacob, Robert Urie
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
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