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[[File:ACOD_Mount_Hymettos_Statue_of_Zeus.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Zeus on the mountain]] | [[File:ACOD_Mount_Hymettos_Statue_of_Zeus.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Zeus on the mountain]] | ||
'''Mount Hymettos''' is a mountain range east of [[Athens]] in the region of [[Attika]], [[Greece]]. | '''Mount Hymettos''' is a mountain range east of [[Athens]] in the region of [[Attika]], [[Greece]]. | ||
In classical antiquity, the mountain was known for its marble and the only source of sugar in Greece. It also contained a shrine dedicated to [[Zeus|Zeus Ombrios]], the bringer of rain. By the 5th century BCE, the shrine had largely eroded, leaving only a [[Statue of Zeus|statue]].<ref name=" | In classical antiquity, the mountain was known for its marble and the only source of sugar in Greece. It also contained a shrine dedicated to [[Zeus|Zeus Ombrios]], the bringer of rain. By the 5th century BCE, the shrine had largely eroded, leaving only a [[Statue of Zeus, Attika|statue]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the mountain and the statue were visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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[[Category:Mountains of Greece]] | [[Category:Mountains of Greece]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Attika]] | [[Category:Locations in Attika]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:28, 12 January 2019
Mount Hymettos is a mountain range east of Athens in the region of Attika, Greece.
In classical antiquity, the mountain was known for its marble and the only source of sugar in Greece. It also contained a shrine dedicated to Zeus Ombrios, the bringer of rain. By the 5th century BCE, the shrine had largely eroded, leaving only a statue.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the mountain and the statue were visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]