Taygetus
a part of a lofty ridge of mountains in Greece, which, traversing the whole of Laconia from the Achæan frontier, terminates in the sea at the promontory of Tænarus. Its outline, particularly as seen from the N., is of a more serrated form than the other Grecian mountains. In winter it is covered with snow, which renders the vicinity extremely cold. In summer it reflects a powerful heat upon the Spartan plain, TAYGETUS from which it keeps the salubrious visits of the W. winds, and thus makes it one of the hottest places in Greece. sity,