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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 [[Heights of Thorikos]] region of [[Attika]], [[Greece]]. | ||
In classical antiquity, the mountain was known for its marble and honey, the only source of sugar in Greece. The mountain also housed a [[Statue of Zeus at Mt. Hymettos|statue]] dedicated to the god [[Zeus]] | In classical antiquity, the mountain was known for its marble and honey, the only source of sugar in Greece. The mountain also housed a [[Statue of Zeus at Mt. Hymettos|statue]] dedicated to the god [[Zeus]] in his aspect as ''Zeus Ombrios'', the bringer of rain.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the mountain and the statue were visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the mountain and the statue were visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 15 January 2019
Mount Hymettos is a mountain range east of Athens in the Heights of Thorikos region of Attika, Greece.
In classical antiquity, the mountain was known for its marble and honey, the only source of sugar in Greece. The mountain also housed a statue dedicated to the god Zeus in his aspect as Zeus Ombrios, the bringer of rain.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the mountain and the statue were visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]