Athos

Athos [ath-ohs, ey-thos; Greek ah-thaws] Examples noun

1. Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
2. a headland on this peninsula. 6350 feet (1935 meters) long.

Examples from the Web for athos Historical Examples of athos

As to Athos, they thought him dead, and left him on the ground.

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845

Various

The swoon of Athos had merely been occasioned by loss of blood.

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845

Various

There happened to be in La Valliere’s room a miniature of Athos.

Louise de la Valliere

Alexandre Dumas, Pere

The king turned pale; Athos looked at him with fixed attention.

Louise de la Valliere

Alexandre Dumas, Pere

As he said this, Athos pressed D’Artagnan’s hand between both his own.

Louise de la Valliere

Alexandre Dumas, Pere

British Dictionary definitions for athos Athos noun

1. Mount Athos a mountainous peninsula in NE Greece: location of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, an autonomous administrative division of Greece since 1927; inhabited by Eastern Orthodox monks in about 20 monasteries, some founded in the 10th century; prohibited to women and children. Pop: 1942 (2001)