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

And when our eyes were tired, we rested them by looking out between the columns to the hills, Hymettus and Pentelicus, glorified in the evening light, wearing always their "violet crown."

From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow

This honey of Hymettus, which was our daily food at Athens, is now not very remarkable either for color or flavor.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

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

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