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Pentelĭcus

τὸ Πεντελικὸν ὄρος). A mountain in Attica, celebrated for its marble; a branch of Mount Parnes, from which it runs in a southeasterly direction between Athens and Marathon to the coast. It was also called Brilessus (Βριλησσός, Thuc.ii. 23). See Athenae.

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    • Thucydides, Histories, 2.23
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