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Ithome

[ ih-thoh-mee ]

/ ɪˈθoʊ mi /

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Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2,630 feet (802 meters).

in ancient geography, a fortress of Messenia on Mount Ithome.

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Words nearby Ithome

Ithaca, Ithacan, Itháki, ither, I think; therefore I am, Ithome, Ithunn, ithyphallic, -itic, itinerancy, itinerant

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How to use Ithome in a sentence

All went well as long as the food lasted, but the time came when the Messenians in Ithome had nothing to eat.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
By the “two horns” he meant Ithome and the Acrocorinthus, and by518 the “ox” the Peloponnese.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2)|Polybius
The people of Tricce, Ithome, and chalia, under the sons of Asclepius.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
We ascended Ithome and visited the massive ruins of Messene the same day.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Vol VIII|Various

At any rate, Ithome was the fortress in which Aristodemos made the last stand against Sparta in the first war.
Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson