Mount Olympus

:This article is about the mountain in Greece. For other uses, see Olympus (disambiguation).

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Mount Olympus (also transliterated as Mount Olýmpos, and on modern maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece and the Balkans (together with Mount Musala), at 2,925 meters high; it is situated at {{coor dm|40|05|N|22|21|E|}}.

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Transliterated - Mountain - Greece - Balkans

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Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora, possibly the richest in the whole of Europe, with several endemic species.

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Flora - Europe - Endemic

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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 up with crystal mansions wherein the gods dwelt. It is the spiritual analogue of the Upper World of shamanic cosmology.

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Greek mythology - Twelve Olympians - Upper World

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The highest peak on Mount Olympus is Mitikas, which in Greek means "nose." There are two refuges on a plain about forty five minutes away from Mitikas.

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Mount Olympus is one of the highest ranges in Europe in terms of real visible altitude from base-to-summit since its base is located next to the Aegean at a sea level elevation, making as such its about 3,000 meters real and completely visible. For example a mountain with the same height like Musala in Bulgaria has a smaller real height since its base, unlike M. Olympus', is not located at the sea level.

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The etymology and meaning of the name Olympus (Olympos) is unknown, and it may be of Pre-Indo-European origin.

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Etymology - Pre-Indo-European

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