Ithome

American  

[ih-thoh-mee] / ɪˈθoʊ mi /

noun

1. Mount, a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2,630 feet (802 meters).

2. in ancient geography, a fortress of Messenia on Mount Ithome.

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Example Sentences

The ox was, of course, the Peloponnesus, and the other horn was the Acro-Corinthus, which, with Ithome, gave Philip power over the whole peninsula. 

From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Most of the conquered Messenians then intrenched themselves on the steep summit of Ithome, which was even then sacred to Zeus Ithomatas; and they probably restored the ancient walls and defences which had fallen down.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

The Lacedaemonians, meanwhile, finding the war against the rebels in Ithome likely to last, invoked the aid of their allies, and especially of the Athenians, who came in some force under the command of Cimon.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

A great many of the Helots joined them, and they made their fortified hill of Ithome very strong. 

From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Reluctantly, we now turned our backs upon Messene, with its renowned fortress of Ithome, the sacred Olympia, and the beautiful temple of Phigalia, and began our homeward journey.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various