Mountains of Greece (mythological)

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The mythological Mountains of Greece are the legendary peaks and ranges that serve as settings and abodes for various Greek deities, nymphs, and heroes in ancient Greek mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collection of mythological locations
mythological concept
appearsIn Greek hymns and cult narratives
Greek tragedy
Hesiodic poetry
linked to: Works of Hesiod

Homeric epics
associatedWith Greek mythology
country Greece
culturalRole sacred geography of the Greek world
symbolic boundary between mortal and divine realms
describedAs legendary peaks and ranges that serve as settings and abodes for deities, nymphs, and heroes
hasPrimaryFunction abode of gods
abode of heroes
abode of nymphs
setting for divine councils
setting for heroic exploits
site of cult worship
includes Mount Arachnaeus (mythological)
Mount Athos (mythological)
linked to: Mount Athos

Mount Cithaeron (mythological)
linked to: Mount Cithaeron

Mount Erymanthos (mythological)
Mount Helicon (mythological)
linked to: Mount Helicon

Mount Hymettus (mythological)
linked to: Mount Hymettus

Mount Ida in Crete (mythological)
linked to: Mount Ida (Crete)

Mount Ida in the Troad (mythological)
Mount Lycaeus (mythological)
linked to: Mount Lykaion

Mount Oeta (mythological)
linked to: Mount Oeta

Mount Olympus (mythological)
linked to: Mount Olympus

Mount Othrys (mythological)
linked to: Mount Othrys

Mount Pangaion (mythological)
linked to: Mount Pangaion

Mount Parnassus (mythological)
linked to: Mount Parnassus

Mount Parnitha (mythological)
Mount Pelion (mythological)
linked to: Mount Pelion

Mount Pentelicus (mythological)
linked to: Mount Pentelicus

Mount Taygetus (mythological)
linked to: Mount Taygetus

Mount Tmolus (mythological)
notableExample Cretan Mount Ida as the place where Zeus was hidden and raised
Mount Athos associated with the giant Athos in the Gigantomachy
Mount Cithaeron associated with Dionysian rites and Theban legends
Mount Helicon as another home of the Muses
Mount Oeta as the site of Heracles’ apotheosis
Mount Olympus as the seat of the Olympian gods
Mount Othrys as stronghold of the Titans
Mount Parnassus as the home of Apollo and the Muses
Mount Pelion as home of the centaurs and Chiron
Mount Taygetus associated with Spartan myths
Troadic Mount Ida as a vantage point for gods during the Trojan War

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Sterope residence Mountains of Greece (mythological)
Mountains of Greece (mythological) notableExample Mount Cithaeron associated with Dionysian rites and Theban legends
linked to: Mountains of Greece (mythological)
Mountains of Greece (mythological) notableExample Mount Athos associated with the giant Athos in the Gigantomachy
linked to: Mountains of Greece (mythological)
Asterope residence Mountains of Greece (mythological)