Rhodope
Americannoun
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a mountain range in SW Bulgaria. Highest peak, Mus Allah, 9,595 feet (2,925 meters).
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Classical Mythology. a maiden skilled in hunting, the companion of Artemis.
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Fires are also burning in the eastern Rhodope region and the northern city of Kavala, where two firefighters were injured and a fire engine was damaged.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023
"I am afraid about having no government," Kokalova, 62, said, seated on a couch in her kitchen in Davidkovo, a poor village in the Rhodope mountains of southern Bulgaria.
From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2022
Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains, close to the Greek border, make an atmospheric setting for this multi-genre music festival.
From The Guardian • May 1, 2019
The city’s location at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains — with their stunning views of peaks and deep gorges — makes it an excellent launch point for hiking day trips.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019
It is related in ancient history, or fable, that when Rhodope, a fashionable Egyptian beauty, was engaged bathing, an eagle stole away one of her shoes, and let it fall near Psammetichus the king.
From How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage by Hardy, Edward John
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