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Mountain peak, northeastern Greece. At 9,570 ft (2,917 m), it is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus range, lying on the border between Macedonia and Thessaly, near the Gulf of Salonika. The summit is snowcapped and often has cloud cover. In ancient Greece, it was regarded as the abode of the gods and the site of the throne of Zeus.

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The legendary home of the Greek and Roman gods. Mount Olympus is an actual mountain in Greece, the highest in the country. Some stories of the gods have them living on the mountain. Other stories have them living in a mysterious region above it.

  • The Olympians were the Greek gods.
  • The Olympic Games were a celebration held every four years on the plain of Olympus in honor of Zeus. They included athletic games and contests of choral poetry and dance. Our modern Olympic Games are modeled after them.

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    WordNet: Mount Olympus
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    The noun has one meaning:

    Meaning #1: a mountain in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
      Synonyms: Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos

     
    Wikipedia: Mount Olympus
    This article is about the Greek mountain, For other uses, see Olympus (disambiguation). For the mountain on Mars in Latin name, see Olympus Mons.
    Mount Olympus (Olimpos)
    Olympus_Litochoro.JPG
    Mount Olympus: View from Litochoro
    Elevation 9,576 ft (2,919 m)
    Location Greece
    Range Olympus
    Coordinates 40°05′0″N, 22°21′0″E
    Easiest route Hike

    Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Mount Ólympos, and on modern maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece at 2,919 meters high (9,576 feet)[1]. Since its base is located at sea level, it is one of the highest mountains in Europe, in real absolute altitude from base to top. It is situated at 40°05′N, 22°21′E, in mainland Greece. It is located about 100 km away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

    Mytikas Summit.
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    Mytikas Summit.

    Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora with several endemic species. The highest peak on Mount Olympus is Mitikas at 2,919 meters high (9,576 feet), which in Greek means "nose" (an alternative transliterated spelling of this name is "Mytikas"). Mitikas is the highest peak in Greece, the second highest being Skolio (2912 m). Any climb to Mount Olympus starts from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location on the roots of the mountain.

    Mount Olympus is a popular mountain name. Apart from the Greek Olympus, there was a mountain of the same name in ancient Phrygia and also currently one in Cyprus, one in Utah, one in Washington and many others.

    In Greek mythology


    See also: Greek mythology and Twelve Olympians

    In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is the home of the Twelve Olympians, the principal gods in the Greek pantheon . The Greeks thought of it as built with crystal mansions wherein the gods, such as Zeus, dwelt. It is also known in Greek mythology that when Gaia gave birth to the Titans they used the mountains in Greece as their thrones since they were so huge, and Cronus sat on Mount Olympus itself. The etymology and meaning of Olympus (Olympos) is unknown, and it may be of Pre-Indo-European origin. There are some recent works indicating a Luvi origin.

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    On the way to Mytikas.
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    On the way to Mytikas.

    References

    1. ^ http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/986

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