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Mount Olympus
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:''This article is about the mountain in Greece. For other uses, see
Olympus (disambiguation); see
Olympus Mons for the Martian volcano.''
Image:Mytikas summit PJS.JPG thumb|right|200px|Mytikas Summit, Mt Olympus
'''Mount Olympus''' (also
transliteration transliterated as '''Mount Ólympos''', and on modern maps, '''Óros Ólimbos''') is the highest
mountain in
Greece, at 2,919 (according to new measurements [http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/986])
meters high and one of the highest, in real absolute altitude from base to top, of Europe since its base is located at sea level; it is situated at {{coor dm|40|05|N|22|21|E|}}, in mainland
Greece.
Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich
flora (plants) flora with several
endemic (ecology) endemic species. The highest peak on Mount Olympus is Mitikas, which in Greek means "nose" (an alternative transliterated spelling of this name is "Mytikas"). There are two refuges on a plain about forty five minutes away from Mitikas. Mitikas is the highest peak in
Greece, the second highest being Stefani. Any climb to Mount Olympus starts from the town of
Litochoro, which took the name ''City of Gods'' because of its location in the roots of the mountain.
In
Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is the home of the
Twelve Olympians, the principal gods in the Greek
Pantheon (gods) pantheon. The Greeks thought of it as built up with crystal mansions wherein the gods, such as
Zeus, dwelt. It is also known in Greek mythology that when
Gaia (mythology) Gaia (mother earth) gave birth to the
Titan (mythology) Titans (the ancestors of the gods) they used the mountains in Greece as their thrones since they were so huge, and
Cronus (the youngest and most powerful of the Titans) sat on Mount Olympus itself. The
etymology and meaning of the name ''Olympus'' (''Olympos'') is unknown, and it may be of
Pre-Indo-European origin.
Category:Greek mythology
Category:Mountains of Greece Olympus, Mount
Category:National parks of Greece
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