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Hymettus - Mt. Hymettus

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Definition: Hymettus is the name of a mountain and a range of mountains near Athens, in Greece. Mt. Hymettus is the highest point in the mountain rainge and is about 3,370 feet high. Mt. Hymettus is renowned for its honey and marble quarries.
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