Pentelicus

Pentelicus
Pentelic, Pentelican, adj.
/pen tel"i keuhs/, n.
Latin name of Pendelikon.

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  • PENTELICUS —    a range of mountains in Attica between Athens and Marathon, famous for its quarries of fine white marble …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Pentelicus — /pɛnˈtɛləkəs/ (say pen teluhkuhs) noun a mountain in south eastern Greece, near Athens; noted for its fine marble. 1109 m. Also, Pentelikon /pɛnˈtɛləkən/ (say pen teluhkuhn) …  

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  • Pentelicus, Mount — ▪ mountains, Greece also called  Pentelikon , Modern Greek  Pendéli Óros , historically  Brilessos , or  Brilettos        mountain range enclosing the Attic plain on its northeast but within the nomós (department) of Attikí, in Greece. The chief… …   Universalium

  • ПЕНТЕЛИКОН —    • Pentelicus mons,          Πεντελικòν όρoς, см. Attica, Аттика, 2 …   Реальный словарь классических древностей

  • Athens — /ath inz/, n. 1. Greek, Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. 2. Greater, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs. 2,530,000. 3. a city in N Georgia. 42,549. 4.… …   Universalium

  • Pentelic — Pen*tel ic, Pentelican Pen*tel i*can, a. Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pentelican — Pentelic Pen*tel ic, Pentelican Pen*tel i*can, a. Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Penteliko Mountain — Mount Pentelikon redirects here. For the steamship, see SS Mount Pentelikon. Penteliko or Penteli (Πεντελικό Όρος, Πεντέλη) Pentelicus or Pentelikos, Vrilissos or Vrilittos and Mendeli …   Wikipedia

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