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
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
The left or north-western chain is Mount Parnes; the right or eastern is Mount Hymettus.
From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.
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
And Antiphanes enumerates "mustard, and also scammony juice from Cyprus; cardamums from Miletus; onions from Samothrace; cabbages, kail, and assafœtida from Carthage; thyme from Hymettus, and marjoram from Tenedos."
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
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