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	Hymettus
		Hymettus is particularly elongated (22 to 24 km.).
		In the 8th century B.C., significant lands at the foot of Hymettus are being granted, and thereafter tithed (that is taxed for one tenth) over the fruit of the earth, by the state.
		Nowadays Hymettus regardless of the encroachments made from time to time, regardless of the growth of the residential district, despite the occasional fires that burned it, despite the property disputes, and despite the unreasonable appropriations of significant grounds made by private individuals, especially by the Philo-forestal Union of Athens (F.E.A.), still remains a living ecosystem.
	www.kessariani.gr /eng_version/ymittos.htm (1560 words)

	PM inaugurates new Hymettus west district avenue
		An additional segment, the so-called eastern branch of Hymettus west district avenue, is scheduled for completion in April and it will connect the avenue with the Doukissis Plakentias intersection.
		Simitis said that road construction projects such as the Hymettus west district avenue and the Attica highway were intended to improve quality of life and solve many traffic problems in Attica.
		She said the rest of the Attica Highway would be open to traffic in November, and referred to the 200 thousand trees that have been planted along its length.
	www.greekembassy.org /embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=1&folder=360&article=11931 (382 words)

	Hymettus - Definition, explanation
		Most of the forest is in the north, and much of the mountain is rocky, deforested, grassy and made out of limestone.
		Major campuses of the Athens University and the National Technical University (collectively called "University Town") are located on the west-facing slope, between the newly-built "Hymettus Peripheral", a ring road connencted with the Attiki Odos freeway, and the Athens urban sprawl.
		A transmitter park for all major TV and radio stations is located at the top of the mountain.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/hy/hymettus.php (285 words)

	Athens : The Monastery of Kaisariani (Kessariani) & Mount Hymettus (Imittos) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Athens : The Monastery of Kaisariani (Kessariani) & Mount Hymettus (Imittos)
		Athens (The Monastery of Kaisariani (Kessariani) & Mount Hymettus (Imittos))
		We suggest that you do not drive unless you want to explore Mount Hymettus, which is no longer the woodsy place fabled in antiquity, but which has become bleak after its recent fires.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=44&catID=0044020509 (331 words)

	Hymettus
		Most of the forest is in the north, and much of the mountain is rocky, deforested, grassy and made out of limestone.
		Major campuses of the Athens University and the National Technical University (collectively called "University Town") are located on the west-facing slope, between the newly-built "Hymettus Peripheral", a ring road connencted with the Attiki Odos freeway, and the Athens urban sprawl.
		Almost all of Athens, eastern suburbs, and the new airport can be seen from the mountaintop along with a few mountains of Parnitha to its northwest, Penteli to its north, and Aegaleo to its west.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Regions/Hymettus.html (463 words)

	Antiquities Of Athens
		Rounding the point where Hymettus thrusts his huge length into the sea, the long, featureless mountain-wall of Southern Attica suddenly breaks down, and gives place to a broad expanse of fertile, and well-cultivated soil, sloping gently back with ever-narrowing bounds until it reaches the foot-hills of lofty Pentelicus.
		The wooded heights of Parnes enclose it on the north, while bald Hymettus rears an impassable barrier along the south.
		In front of the gently recurved shore stretch the smooth waters of the Gulf of Salamis, while beyond rises range upon range of lofty mountain-peaks with strikingly varied outline, terminating on the one hand in the towering cone of Egina, and on the other in the pyramidal, fir-clad summit of Cithaeron.
	www.harvestfields.netfirms.com /01/189.htm (3054 words)

	ekathimerini.com \| Hymettus road opens
		A new section of highway along the slopes of Mount Hymettus is expected to carry 30,000 cars a day and cut driving times by between 40 minutes and an hour, PM Costas Simitis said yesterday at the road’s inauguration.
		It is expected to greatly relieve Kifissias and Mesogeion avenues, which have borne the brunt of traffic to and from the airport and the northern and eastern parts of Attica.
		Construction on the Hymettus road began in 1992, during a New Democracy government, but environmentalists and the PASOK party, which was then in opposition, blocked the work with protests to the Council of State.
	www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_767102_04/09/2003_33685 (545 words)

	GREEKISLANDS.COM - ATHENS, THE CAPITAL OF GREECE
		With the term "Mesogeia" (Mediterranean) we call the district that lies behind Hymettus, starts at Stavros and goes all the way to Lavrio.
		The Vorres Museum is in the area, while the ascent up the slopes of Mt. Hymettus takes you to the Koutouki Cave.
		The incredible stalactite and stalagmite formations, with their mythical names, lend an air of phantasmagoria to this cave.
	www.greekislands.com /athens/e_attica.htm (1051 words)

	newsobserver.com
		Located on Wade Avenue, long before there was such a road, Hymettus was once considered part of the suburbs.
		Right up until her death at 96, Browne herself was the most dogged watchdog of Hymettus you could imagine.
		Instead, Hymettus Woods park will be cared for in the future by the city of Raleigh, with help from the greenways council.
	www.newsobserver.com /184/v-print/story/322249.html (549 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - Mount Hymettus (Steam merchant)
		At 23.03 hours on 10 Jun, 1940, the Mount Hymettus was stopped by U-101, which had chased the ship since 18.00 hours and the master was ordered to come to the U-boat with the papers.
		At 00.30 hours, Frauenheim spotted another U-boat and was not sure about its identity, dived when he observed that the unknown U-boat dived and fired a torpedo at the steamer, but it understeered the target.
		At 11.17 hours, the U-boat hit the ship with one torpedo in the stern, but it remained afloat and had to be sunk with 78 rounds of gunfire.
	uboat.net /allies/merchants/343.html (272 words)

	Marble: Gems in Rings & Other Applications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Lunense marble is variegated and, according to Strabo, passes to a bluish gray color.
		Some marbles have not been described properly by the writers who mention them, for example, Spanish marble; Traguran from near Tragurium, Liburnus or Croatia; Hymettan from Mt. Hymettus, Attica; Pentellican also from Mr.
		Hymettus, Attica; and Cyzicene from the island of Elaphonnesus near Cyzicus.
	www.farlang.com /gemstones/agricola_textbook_of_mineralogy/page_165 (549 words)

	Hymettus
		1300 Reassemble at Kaisariani Monastery for a splendid pot-luck community picnic outside the monastery, followed by a brief talk on the archaeology of Hymettus (the ancient sanctuary of weather god Zeus) by Nancy Bookidis of the American School of Classical Studies.
		Angelidaki of the Philodassiki Enosi was prevented by illness from giving her promised talk on the Kaisariani Aesthetic Forest and the work of Philodassiki.
		This admirable group trains volunteers to staff the Park entrance and fire watchtowers from May till September, trying to keep Hymettus from going up in flames again.
	www.helada.org /hymettus.htm (254 words)

	Tellecommunications
		The transceivers have been installed on the mountains of Hymettus (Athens), (Thassos), Akarnanika (Amfilochia), (Sitia), Spergioli (Rhodes Island) and Monastiri (Messinia).
		These transmitters are installed at ground stations of Hymettus (Athens), Sivri (Thessalonica), Lefkada, and Sitia (Creta), and they are been remoted via leased lines.
		This link becomes between "Nea Smirni" - "Hymettus" and no between ACC - "Hymettus" because the ACC have not an optical contact with the "Hymettus", contrary to the "Nea Smirni".
	www.hcaa-eleng.gr /en/systems/comun2_en.html (1098 words)

	Athens : Side Trips : The Monastery of Kaisariani (Kessariani) & Mount Hymettus (Imittos) \| Frommers.com
		The Monastery of Kaisariani (Kessariani) & Mount Hymettus (Imittos)
		Beautiful Kaisariani Monastery stands in a cool, bird-inhabited grove of pines and cypresses on the lower slopes of Mount Hymettus, famous for its beautiful marble and delicious honey.
		Kaisariani is poorly signposted so you may have trouble finding it, even with a good map.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/athens/0044020509.html (367 words)

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		The municipality of Vouliagmeni has a population of about 4000 inhabitants, and offers a very beautiful scenery which combines the attractive of the water which the charm of an appealing mountainous background provided by the Hymettus mountains.
		This lake is at about 40 cm from the regular level of the ground and one of its most peculiar and appealing characteristics is based on the fact that its waters offer a constant temperature of about 24º C, a fact placed among the first qualities in the list of the lake's attractions.
		Nowadays, the lake can be still traced into Mount Hymettus, and it is possible to see, now and then, some experienced divers exploring it, although it is not recommendable to amateurs due to the important risks it implies.
	www.articledashboard.com /ezineready.php?id=7717 (796 words)

	goGreece.com: City Guide
		Situated at the foot of Hymettus, it is worth visiting the private museum of Vorre with its very interesting collection of sculptures and paintings by Greek modern artists.
		In the same area is the Cave of Paiania -or cave of Koutouki- one of the most beautiful in Greece with a surface area of 3.800 sq.m.
		At the foot of Hymettus the Monastery of Kaisariani was built in the 11th C. and was dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary.
	www.gogreece.com /travel/athens6.htm (583 words)

	Sculpture.org
		Also called the Andros Museum of Modern Art, the Museum has a wonderful collection of modern and contemporary art and sculpture.
		One hour taxi ride from downtown Athens on the side of Mt. Hymettus is a wonderful private museum and garden, owned by the Vorres family.
		Located on 80 acres it has several main buildings with both classical and contemporary Greek art and sculptures.
	www.sculpture.org /documents/parksdir/europe/greece.shtml (219 words)

	Hymettus Term Papers, Essay Research Paper Help, Essays on Hymettus
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	AllRefer.com - Hymettus, Greece (Greek Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Hymettus, Greece (Greek Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		Hymettus (c.3,370 ft/1,030 m) is the highest point.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Hymettus.html (132 words)

	Hymettus — Infoplease.com
		Hymettus - Hymettus A mountain in Attica, famous for its honey.
		The Bee and Jupiter - A Queen Bee from Hymettus flew up to Olympus with some fresh honey from the hive as a present to Jupiter, who was so pleased with the gift that he pro
		John Myers O'Hara: A Faun in Wall Street - What shape so furtive steals along the dim Bleak street, barren of throngs, this day of June; This day of rest, when all the roses swoon In Attic vale
	www.infoplease.com /dictionary/brewers/hymettus.html (174 words)

	ekathimerini.com \| Hymettus PPC project to proceed
		Controversial plans to expand an electricity substation and construct high-voltage lines on forestland on the southeastern fringes of Athens can go ahead, Greece’s highest administrative court has ruled in a decision made public yesterday.
		The Argyroupolis local council had asked the Council of State to reject the environmental study for the Public Power Corporation (PPC) project, arguing that the works would obliterate part of the Mt Hymettus forest and endanger the health of local residents.
		Fearing the effects of electromagnetic radiation from the substation, locals have staged several protests against the project.
	www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_604665_28/11/2002_23619 (229 words)

	HYMETTUS Articles Major campuses of the Athens Univer
		HYMETTUS Articles Major campuses of the Athens Univer
		Major campuses of the Athens University and the National Technical University (collectively called "University Town") are located on the west-facing slope, between the newly-built "Hymettus Ring", a ring road connected with the Attiki Odos freeway with five interchanges beginning with Y and filled with tunnels, and the Athens urban sprawl.
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