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
One morning my Scotch friend and I set out early to ascend Mount Hymettus.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
Must of Setinum, with honey from Hymettus, was the last.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Dahn, Felix
Our road lay along the base of Mount Hymettus, on the borders of the plain of Attica, shaded by thick groves of olives.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
More plainly still do the tombs lately discovered in Hymettus at the village of Spata attest the ancient settlement of the Phenicians on the Attic coast.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max
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