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title: The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece
author: Athanasios Fountoukis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15997/the-foothills-of-mt-chortiatis-greece/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-07-04
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# The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece

_Authored by [Athanasios Fountoukis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/foufoufou/)_

## Image File

[![The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15997.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15997.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/homer/), his daughter married the Trojan Antenor and bore Iphidamas. The grandson of the Thracian king was eventually killed by [Agamemnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Agamemnon/) during the [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/).

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## Bibliography

- [Homer & Robert Fagles & Bernard Knox. *The Iliad.* Penguin Classics, 1998.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0140275363/)

## About the Author

A historian, who acquired a BA degree in History and Ethnology in Greece, and an MA degree in Ancient History in the Netherlands. He is fascinated by the ancient history of maritime and nomadic cultures.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fountoukis, A. (2022, June 03). The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15997/the-foothills-of-mt-chortiatis-greece/>
### Chicago
Fountoukis, Athanasios. "The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 03, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15997/the-foothills-of-mt-chortiatis-greece/>.
### MLA
Fountoukis, Athanasios. "The Foothills of Mt. Chortiatis, Greece." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Jun 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15997/the-foothills-of-mt-chortiatis-greece/>.

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