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
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
At the southwest of Athens is the Mount Hymettus.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Holley, Marietta
The sun had just risen above Hymettus, the Agora shops were closed, but the plaza itself and the lesches—the numerous little club houses about it—overran with gossipers.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
Every morning the golden majesty of the sun rose above the wall of Hymettus, but few could lift their hands to Lord Helios and give praise for another day of light.
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
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