A mountain, 1,410 m (4,623 ft) high, of southeast Greece. It was considered sacred to Dionysus and the Muses.
Cithaeron
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Cithaeron, the westerly part of the mountain range which separates the north of Attica from Boeotia. The summit was sacred to Zeus, but the mountain was also sacred to Dionysus, and on one of the crests was a famous cave of the nymphs. It was the scene of several myths and legends including the metamorphosis of Actaeon, the death of Pentheus (see BACCHAE), and the exposure of Oedipus.
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Cithaeron (sĭthē'rən), Gr. Kithairón, mountain range, c.10 mi (16 km) long, central Greece, between Boeotia in the north and Attica in the south. It rises to 4,623 ft (1,409 m). The range was the scene of many events in Greek mythology and was especially sacred to Dionysius.
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