Location Rhodes, Greece | Elevation 1,215 m | |
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Similar Profitis Ilias, Lyrkio, Tomaros, Lakmos, Xerovouni | ||
Attavyros (Greek: Αττάβυρος) is the highest mountain on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese in Greece. It rises to a height of 1,215 m. It lies to the south of the village of Embonas.
Map of Attavyros, Lindos 851 08, Greece
In Greek mythology Althaemenes founded an altar to Zeus Atabyrios on the mountain. He was said to have chosen the site as the only point on Rhodes from which his homeland of Crete could be seen. The remains of the sanctuary can be seen near the summit.
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