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Mount
Lycabettus
(/ˌlaɪkəˈbɛtəs/),
also
known
as
Lycabettos,
Lykabettos
or
Lykavittos
(Greek:
Λυκαβηττός,
pronounced
[likaviˈtos]),
is
a
Cretaceous
limestone
hill
in
the
Greek
capital
Athens.
At
300
meters
(908
feet)
above
sea
level,
its
summit
is
the
highest
point
in
Athens
and
pine
trees
cover
its
base.
The
name
also
refers
to
the
residential
neighbourhood
immediately
below
the
east
of
the
hill.
The
hill
is
a
tourist
destination
and
can
be
ascended
by
the
Lycabettus
Funicular,
a
funicular
railway
which
climbs
the
hill
from
a
lower
terminus
at
Kolonaki
(The
railway
station
can
be
found
at
Aristippou
street).
At
its
two
peaks
are
the
19th
century
Chapel
of
St.
George,
a
theatre,
and
a
restaurant.
Lycabettus
appears
in
various
legends.
Popular
stories
suggest
it
was
once
the
refuge
of
wolves,
(lycos
in
Greek),
which
is
possibly
the
origin
of
its
name
(means
"the
one
[the
hill]
that
is
walked
by
wolves").
Another
etymology
suggests
a
Pelasgian,
pre-Mycenean,
origin
(Lucabetu=mastoid
hill).
Mythologically,
Lycabettus
is
credited
to
Athena,
who
created
it
when
she
dropped
a
limestone
mountain
she
had
been
carrying
from
the
Pallene
peninsula
for
the
construction
of
the
Acropolis
after
the
box
holding
Erichthonius
was
opened.
The
hill
has
a
large
open-air
amphitheatre
at
the
top,
which
has
housed
many
Greek
and
international
concerts.
Among
the
artists
who
have
performed
at
the
Lycabettus
theatre
included
Ray
Charles,
Joan
Baez,
B.B.
King,
Chuck
Berry,
Jerry
Lee
Lewis,
James
Brown,
Bob
Dylan,
Paco
De
Lucia,
Al
Di
Meola,
John
Mc
Laughlin,
Gary
Moore,
Peter
Gabriel,
Black
Sabbath,
Nick
Cave,
Bjork,
Dead
Can
Dance,
Pet
Shop
Boys,
Deep
Purple,
UB40,
Placebo,
Morrissey,
Radiohead,
Moby,
Massive
Attack,
Faith
No
More,
Faithless,
Whitesnake,
Tracy
Chapman,
Nightwish,
Slipknot,
Patti
Smith,
Vanessa
Mae,
Brian
Ferry,
Tito
Puente,
Buena
Vista
Social
Club,
Orishas,
The
Prodigy
and
Scorpions.