MOUNT OLYMPUS (mountain in Perrhaebia)
Mountain in Elassona municipality, Greece
- Kind of place
- Mountain
- Region
- Perrhaebia
- Patron
- Zeus
- Landmarks
- Mount Olympus (Zeus) Hymn III to Delian Apollo ll. 102-114; Homes for the Muses The Theogony ll. 75-103; Zeus’s Mansion Iliad 21 ¶28; House of Olympus (Zeus) The Theogony ll. 924-929 (2); Wide Halls of the Sky Quintus 1 ¶32
- People of myth here
- Athena, Calliope, Dione, Erato, Hera, Himeros, Melpomene, Muse, Muse, Muse (Euterpe), Pegasus, Polyhymnia, Rhea, Terpsichore, Thalia of the Charites, Themis, Urania, Zeus
- Where
- 40.08° N, 22.35° E
The gods reside on Mount Olympus. Iliad 5 ¶31 The mountain's summits are covered in snow and resound with the voices of the Muses. Iliad 18 ¶49 Zeus is identified as the lord of this mountain. Aeneid 4.238
Described in the sources
The deathless gods reside on this mountain, where Zeus dwells. Hymn II to Demeter ll. 301-320 +4 The Muses are described as dwelling in mansions near the highest peak of this snowy mountain. Iliad 11 ¶16 +4 Athena descended from the highest peaks of Mount Olympus to reach the Achaean ships and the Trojans. Iliad 2 ¶13 +4 Zeus's mansion on the mountain is described as being paved with bronze. Iliad 1 ¶37 +4 Olympus is a very high mountain in Thessaly, situated between the river Peneus and the mountain Ossa, near the northern side of the Thessalian lake. Herodotus 7.128.1 +3 One side of the mountain faces the region of Macedonia. Pausanias 6.5.5 +2 Thetis traveled through the sky to Olympus at dawn to meet Zeus, and later descended from its highest peaks. Argonautica 4 ¶49 +2 A city named Libethra is located on the mountain. Pausanias 9.30.9 +1 The mountain is described as being covered in snow. Athenaeus 3.99 +1 The city of Dium is located near the roots of Mount Olympus. Strabo 7.fragments.17 +1
Gods and worship
The Dwellers in the Sky remember and reverence Thetis in Olympus. Quintus 2 ¶25
Stories and history
The mountain was made to shake by the nod of Zeus. Aeneid 10.62 +3 Wolves are absent from the territory of this mountain. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 8.83 ¶1 An active person could go around Olympus in a single day. Strabo 4.6.12 The mountain shuddered as Ares passed by it while flying. Quintus 1 ¶32 Infinite riches are spread around the gathering on Olympus. The Shield of Heracles ll. 201-206 An active person could almost ascend Olympus in a single day. Strabo 4.6.12 The Muses traveled to this mountain to sing for their father. The Theogony ll. 53-74 The gods initially took possession of this many-folded mountain. The Theogony ll. 104-115 The mountain is described as being greater than Ossa and Pindus. Ovid Met. 2.1-303 (10) Orpheus once played the lyre in the deep-wooded lairs of Olympus. Euripides, Bacchae 556-575