Haemus Mons
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title:
Haemus Mons
text:
In earlier times, the Balkan Mountains were known as the Haemus Mons. It is believed that the name is derived from a Thracian word *saimon, 'mountain ridge', which is unattested but conjectured as the original Thracian form of Greek Emos. Another classic etymology derives the name 'Haemos' from the myth about the fight of Zeus and the dragon Typhon:
- "He was again driven to Thrace and hurled entire mountains at Zeus in the battle around Mount Haemus. When these bounced back upon him under the
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Ancient name for the Balkan Mountains
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemus_Mons
date created:
2003-02-23T12:09:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:42:09Z
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