HYMETTUS (Ital.

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• MONTE

Monte Matto, hence the

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• MODERN

modern name Trello Vouni)  , a mountain in Attica, bounding the Athenian plain on the S.E . Height, 3370 ft . It was famous in ancient times for its bees, which gathered honey of peculiar flavour from its aromatic herbs; their fame still persists . The spring mentioned by Ovid (Ars Amat. iii . 687) is probably to be re-cognized near the monastery of Syriani or Kaesariani on the western slope . This may be identical with that known as Kb?Aov Hi pa, said to he a remedy for barrenness in women . The marble of Hymettus, which often has a bluish tinge, was used extensively for building in ancient Athens, and also, in early times, for sculpture; but the white marble of Pentelicus was preferred for both purposes . See E . Dodwell, Classical and Topographical Tour (1819), i . 483 .