Olympus
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In antiquity
A total of nineteen mountains were referred to as Olympos (in Greek) or Olympus (Latin variation of the Greek Ὄλυμπος) in antiquity. Some of these mountains are:Greece
- Mount OlympusMount OlympusMount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres...
in Pieria, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythologyGreek mythologyGreek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece... - Mount Olympus in Lesvos
- Mount Olympus in EuboeaEuboeaEuboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
- Mount Olympus in LavreotikiLavreotikiLavreotiki is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek prefecture of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium ....
- Mount Olympus in SkyrosSkyrosSkyros is an island in Greece, the southernmost of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC and slightly later, the island was known as The Island of the Magnetes where the Magnetes used to live and later Pelasgia and Dolopia and later Skyros...
- Mount Olympus in ArcadiaArcadiaArcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
Turkey
- MysiaMysiaMysia was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia . It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lydia on the south, Aeolis on the southwest, Troad on the west and by the Propontis on the north...
n Olympus (present-day UludağUludagUludağ , the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of . It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna...
), in northwest Turkey - PaphlagoniaPaphlagoniaPaphlagonia was an ancient area on the Black Sea coast of north central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus to the east, and separated from Phrygia by a prolongation to the east of the Bithynian Olympus...
n Olympus (present-day Mount Arıt near BartınBartin-Culture:The city hosts strawberry festivals in spring. The city also has beaches of good quality.-External links:* *...
) - The present-day Mount NifMount NifFor other uses of the same name. see NifMount Nif is a mountain in the district of Kemalpaşa, towering over the district center , located immediately to the east of the city of İzmir, in western Turkey...
in AegeanAegean SeaThe Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
Turkey, near İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
's depending district of KemalpaşaKemalpasaKemalpaşa is a large town and the center of the district of the same name in İzmir Province, Turkey. Its district area extends immediately to the east of İzmir's eastern-most metropolitan district, Bornova, and Kemalpaşa town being at a distance of only from the historical and traditional center...
, a town which carried the same name as the mountain previously (NifNIF-Localities:* Nif, former name of the town of Kemalpaşa in western Turkey* Mount Nif, near Kemalpaşa* The River Nif in the same region, which joins the Gediz River-Organizations and other abbreviations:...
) - The valley and town of Olympos (Lycia) in ancient LyciaLyciaLycia Lycian: Trm̃mis; ) was a region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Muğla on the southern coast of Turkey. It was a federation of ancient cities in the region and later a province of the Roman Empire...
on the southern coast of Turkey, 90 km southwest of AntalyaAntalyaAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
, near the town of KemerKemerKemer is a seaside resort and district of Antalya Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, west of the city of Antalya.Kemer is on the Gulf of Antalya, of sea coast with the skirts of the western Taurus mountains behind. The coast has the typical Mediterranean hot, dry weather and warm sea...
Cyprus
- Mount Olympus (Cyprus)Mount Olympus (Cyprus)Olympus, or Chionistra, at , is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. A British long range radar currently operates at Mount Olympus' peak....
, the highest point (1952 m) on the island of Cyprus
The word "Olympus" is probably pre-Greek in origin, as it has no known Indo-european
Indo-European
Indo-European may refer to:* Indo-European languages** Aryan race, a 19th century and early 20th century term for those peoples who are the native speakers of Indo-European languages...
etymology
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
. It is most probably associated with tall mountain peaks, as it was used for several mountains that dominate their locale.
In modern times
United States- Mount Olympus (Washington)Mount Olympus (Washington)Mount Olympus is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of western Washington state. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is the central feature of Olympic National Park. Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains, however, peaks such as Mount Constance,...
, on the Olympic Peninsula - Mount Olympus (Utah)Mount Olympus (Utah)Mount Olympus in the U.S. state of Utah, is one of the most prominent and recognizable mountains viewable from practically every location in the Salt Lake Valley. Mount Olympus is not the tallest peak along the Wasatch front, but its unusual form and location make it a popular hiking destination...
, on the Wasatch Front
New Zealand
- Mount Olympus New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, (2096 m) located in the South Island of New Zealand
Mars
- Olympus MonsOlympus MonsOlympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on the planet Mars. At a height of almost , it is one of the tallest mountains in the Solar System, three times as tall as Mount Everest and more than twice the height of Mauna Kea the tallest mountain on Earth. Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large...
, the tallest known volcano and mountain in the solar system
Communities
Greece- Olympos, KarpathosOlympos, KarpathosOlympos is a village and a former community on the island of Karpathos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karpathos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northern part of the island. Population 761...
, a town on the Karpathos Island - Olympos, LarissaOlympos, LarissaOlympos is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,588 . The seat of the municipality was in Kallithea. The municipality was named after the...
, a municipality in the Larissa Prefecture
Turkey
- Olympos (Lycia), village in the heart of the Olympos coastal national park
United States
- Mount Olympus, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMount Olympus, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMount Olympus is a prominent neighborhood in Hollywood, specifically the Hollywood Hills area of the city of Los Angeles, California. It is a community of single family residences founded in 1969 by developer Russ Vincent...
, a neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills - Mount Olympus, San Francisco, CaliforniaMount Olympus, San Francisco, CaliforniaMount Olympus is a 570 foot hill, located on Upper Terrace in the Ashbury Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. It was once considered to mark the geographical center of the city, and was topped off by a statue given by Adolph Sutro. Currently only the statue's pedestal remains, and the view from...
, in the Ashbury Heights neighborhood - Mount Olympus, IndianaMount Olympus, IndianaMount Olympus is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana....
, an unincorporated place - Mount Olympus, UtahMount Olympus, UtahMount Olympus was a census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, that has since been consolidated with neighboring Millcreek CDP. The area within the former CDP is located on the slopes of Mount Olympus of the Wasatch Range...
, a census-designated place
Business
- Olympus CorporationOlympus Corporationis a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
, a Japanese optics and imaging company - Rolls-Royce OlympusRolls-Royce OlympusThe Rolls-Royce Olympus was one of the world's first two-spool axial-flow turbojet aircraft engines, originally developed and produced by Bristol Aero Engines. First running in 1950, its initial use was as the powerplant of the Avro Vulcan V Bomber...
, a jet engine and marine turbine - Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
- Olympus (phpBB), a codename for the third version of phpBB
Entertainment
- Olympos (novel)Olympos (novel)Olympos, Dan Simmons' novel published in 2005, is the sequel to Ilium and final part of Ilium/Olympos duology. Like its predecessor it is a work of science fiction, and contains many literary references: it blends together Homer's epics the Iliad and the Odyssey, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and has...
, a science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons - Olympus RallyOlympus RallyThe Olympus Rally is an event in the motorsport of rallying. While it has usually been run as a national rally, in 1986-1988, it was a round in the FIA World Rally Championship, the most recent time a WRC rally has been run in the United States....
, a motorsport event in the Washington State, USA - The Battle of OlympusThe Battle of OlympusThe Battle of Olympus is a side scrolling, action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Infinity. It was published on March 28 by Imagineer in Japan for the Famicom and was titled . The North American and European versions were released for the NES in and by...
, a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System - Olympus (Marvel Comics)Olympus (Marvel Comics)Olympus is a fictional setting, a location in the Marvel Universe. Adapted from Greek mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it first appeared in Journey into Mystery Annual #1 ....
, a fictional location in Marvel Comics - Twilight in OlympusTwilight in OlympusTwilight in Olympus is the fourth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, which was released in 1998. It features eight tracks, two of which have become classics: "Smoke and Mirrors" and "Through the Looking Glass", the latter an epic based on Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to...
, a 1998 album by progressive metal band Symphony X - Olympos is a board game from Philippe KeyaertsPhilippe KeyaertsPhilippe Keyaerts is a Belgian designer of German-style board games. His two most popular games are Evo and Vinci. Those two games use the mechanism of allowing the players to spend victory points to improve the characteristics of their play. He also invented Space Blast, a small space battle game...
published by Rio Grande Games - Percy Jackson(novel), a book based on greek mythology/Olymipian gods by Rick Riordan
Other
- Olympus College, a high school in ArnhemArnhemArnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, The Netherlands - Olympus High SchoolOlympus High SchoolOlympus High School is a public high school in the Granite School District in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. It opened on September 1, 1953 with an original enrollment of 1028 students.-Notable alumni:...
, a high school in Utah, USA - USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8), a WWII US Navy ship