Mount Oeta

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Mount Oeta is a mountain in central Greece famed in Greek mythology as the site of Heracles’ death and apotheosis.

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Label Occurrences
Mount Oeta canonical 6
Mount Oeta (mythological) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
mythological site
alsoKnownAs Oeta
linked to: Pyrgos peak

Oiti
country Greece
drainsTo Asopos River (Phthiotis)
Spercheios River
elevation 2152 metres
formsBoundaryBetween Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

Thessaly
hasEcosystem montane forest
subalpine grassland
hasFeature karst formations
plateaus
steep gorges
hasFlora Balkan pine (Pinus peuce)
Greek fir (Abies cephalonica)
endemic plant species
hasGreekName Όρος Οίτη
hasSanctuary Sanctuary of Heracles
hasSettlementOnSlopes Kallidromo area villages
Pavliani
Ypati
highestPoint Pyrgos peak
historicalPeriodOfCult Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
locatedIn Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

regional unit of Phocis
regional unit of Phthiotis
mentionedIn Greek mythology
Sophocles’ Trachiniae
mythologicalAssociation Heracles
mythologicalEvent apotheosis of Heracles
linked to: Heracles cycle

death of Heracles
near Lamia
Thermopylae
overlooks Maliac Gulf
Spercheios valley
partOf Natura 2000 network
Pindus mountain range
linked to: Pindus Mountains
protectedArea Oeta National Park
protectedAreaSince 1966
region Sterea Ellada
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
nature observation

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heracles associatedWith Mount Oeta
Heracles deathPlace Mount Oeta
Central Greece hasMountain Mount Oeta
subject linked to: central Greece
Mountains of Greece (mythological) includes Mount Oeta (mythological)
linked to: Mount Oeta
Hercules Oetaeus setting Mount Oeta