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(Local Name: Imittós) The plain of Attica is bounded on the east by the long ridge of Mt Hymettos (1,027m/3,370ft), made up of the bluish-gray Hymettian marble, overlying Pentelic marble, which was worked in ancient times. The hills were then covered with forest, and the honey of the region was renowned.
In recent decades trees have been replanted on the long deforested slopes of the hill, particularly around Kaisarianí monastery. The monastery has an abundant spring, one of themany once found on Hymettos.
On the summit plateau there was a sanctuary of Zeus Ombrios, who was invoked with prayers for rain. Other shrines on Hymettos were the precinct of Apollo Proopsios and, at the southern end of the
In recent decades trees have been replanted on the long deforested slopes of the hill, particularly around Kaisarianí monastery. The monastery has an abundant spring, one of themany once found on Hymettos.
On the summit plateau there was a sanctuary of Zeus Ombrios, who was invoked with prayers for rain. Other shrines on Hymettos were the precinct of Apollo Proopsios and, at the southern end of the
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