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
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.
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
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 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
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