place
Attica
The region of Greece around Athens; its honey, especially from Mt. Hymettus, was prized throughout antiquity.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §1.3 land of Attica
Attica, the region of Athens, chosen home of the exiled Diogenes.
- Cosmetics for the Female Face §8 Attic
Attica, the region around Athens, whose honey (especially from Mt. Hymettus) was the most prized in the ancient world.
- Metamorphoses §5.123 Mopsopian
'Mopsopia' is an old name for Attica; Triptolemus is the Mopsopian (Athenian) youth.