Mount Olympus
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Mount Olympus (also transliterated as Mount Olęmpos, and on modern maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece, at 2911 meters high; it is situated at 40°05'N 22°21'E. The name means "The Luminous One" in Classic Greek language.
Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora, possibly the richest in the whole of Europe, with several endemic species.
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.
There are also as many as 18 other mountains by the same name, including ones in the Greek islands, Cyprus, Asia Minor, New Zealand, Tennessee, Utah, and Washington; there is also Olympus Mons on Mars. ca:Olimp da:Olympen de:Olymp el:Όλυμπος es:Olimpo fr:Olympe he:אולימפוס it:Olimpo (Grecia) ja:オリンポス山 ko:올림포스의 12신 la:Olympus nl:Olympus pl:Góra Olimp ru:Олимп sv:Olympen uk:Олімп zh:奥林匹斯
