Rhodope

[ rod-uh-pee, ro-doh- ]

/ ˈrɒd ə pi, rɒˈdoʊ- /

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noun

a mountain range in SW Bulgaria. Highest peak, Mus Allah, 9,595 feet (2,925 meters).

Classical Mythology. a maiden skilled in hunting, the companion of Artemis.

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How to use Rhodope in a sentence

He determines to make its owner his queen, and she, like Rhodope or Cinderella, is sought for far and wide.
Russian Fairy Tales|W. R. S. Ralston
Magnificent forests, however, still clothe the slopes of Rhodope, Pirin and Pindus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
He was also a prophetic divinity, and possessed oracles, the principal of which was that on Mount Rhodope in Thrace.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
Rodopeya, the country near Rhodope, which was a mountain-range of Thrace, now a part of the Hmus range.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

Orpheus of Rhodope with his lyre moved rocks, and wild beasts, and the lakes of Tartarus, and Cerberus the triple dog.
Ars Amatoria, or The Art Of Love|Ovid