They could not cut straight across the country, because the ridge of mountains called CETA rose up and barred their way.
"A Book of Golden Deeds"
Charlotte M. Yonge
When Leonidas came to Thermopylae, the Phocians told him of the mountain path through the chestnut woods of Mount CETA, and begged to have the privilege of guarding it on a spot high up on the mountain side, assuring him that it was very hard to find at the other end, and that there was every probability that the enemy would never discover it.
"A Book of Golden Deeds"
Charlotte M. Yonge
Lions, pillars, and inscriptions have all long since passed away, even the very spot itself has changed; new soil has been formed, and there are miles of solid ground between Mount CETA and the gulf, so that the Hot Gates no longer exist.
"A Book of Golden Deeds"
Charlotte M. Yonge