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
At the southwest of Athens is the Mount Hymettus.
From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Holley, Marietta
Must of Setinum, with honey from Hymettus, was the last.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Dahn, Felix
The classic honey of Hymettus could not have been clearer or more wholesome than that distilled by the bees from the white sage of Southern California, which has become justly world-renowned.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
It had snowed lightly and the whitened summits of Pentelicon and Hymettus and Parnes lay in sharp relief under the brilliant sky.
From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane
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