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by Athanasios Fountoukis
published on 06 July 2022

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The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece

by Athanasios Fountoukis
published on 03 June 2022

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The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece — View Full-Size Image

The landscape from the top of Mt. Chortiatis. In the background, the hinterland of the mountainous Chalcidice emerges. In antiquity, the mountain was called Cissus, which means ivy. The locals could have chosen the mountain's name either for the abundance of the plant in the region or after the legendary Thracian King Cisseus. According to Homer, his daughter married the Trojan Antenor and bore Iphidamas. The grandson of the Thracian king was eventually killed by Agamemnon during the Trojan War.

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