Olympus
Its highest peak, Mitikas, rises to a height of 2,918 m above sea level. Other peaks are Skolio (2911 m above sea level), Stefani (2909 m above sea level), Skala (2866 m above sea level), Touba (2785 m above sea level). The massif is located between the valleys of the Pinios and Aliakmon rivers, on the Thermaic Gulf. To the west and southwest, it ends with vertical walls up to 500 meters high. The highest of the northern bluffs is the Skolio wall, 400 meters high. The height difference between the center of Litochoro and the main peak of Mount Olympus is 2620 meters.
The Olympus Massif is built of Lower Jurassic (Liasic) sedimentary rocks formed in the shallow epicontinental sea. About a million years ago, during the Ice Age, the Olympus massif was glaciated, the remnant of which are glacier circuses.
Olympus Mythology
Zeus (also Dzeus, stgr. Ζεύς Zeús, Nov. Δίας Días, Latin. Iupiter, Iuppiter) – in Greek mythology the highest of the gods. He was the sixth child of Rei and Kronos. Brother of Hestia, Demeter, Hera (also her husband), Poseidon and Hades. Ruler of heaven and earth, called “the father of gods and people.” Its attributes were lightning bolts, an eagle and a shield called an egis. In Roman mythology, Zeus is identified with Jupiter.
Poseidon (stgr. Ποσειδῶν Poseidōn, Latin. Neptunus) – in Greek mythology, the god of the seas, lakes, rivers, earthquakes, sailors and fishermen. Son of Kronos and Rei. The younger brother of Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia, the older brother of Zeus, the husband of Amphitrite. Depicted with a trident (which was his attribute) on a chariot pulled by hippocamps, accompanied by tritons, ichthyocentaurs.
Hades (also Pluto; Greek Ἅιδης / ᾍδης Háidēs, Ἀίδης Áidēs, Ἀΐδης Aḯdēs ‘invisible’, Latin Pluto) – in Greek mythology, the god of the underworld of the dead. Over time, his land was also called Hades. Hades was the god of the underworld and the dead; He was also called Pluto (Greek Πλούτων Ploútōn, from the word πλοῦτος ploûtos – “wealth”) and appeared under this name in Roman mythology (Latin Pluto).
Other gods of Olympus
Aphrodite
In Greek mythology, the goddess of love, beauty, flowers, lust and fertility. The most beautiful goddess of ancient myths.
Apollo
Patron of poetry and music. Son of Zeus and Leto. Apollo was the most handsome male god among the Greek deities. Slender, with golden curls, he intimidated his medium bluish eyes.
Ares
Son of Zeus and Hera. God of war, his attributes were sword, armor and shield.
Artemis
Artemis - goddess of hunting, animals and vegetation, she was also considered the goddess of the moon and death. Its attributes were a bow, arrows and a quiver.
Athena
Athena - goddess of wisdom, art and protector of cities. She had a spear, a shield and an owl as attributes.
Hephaestus
Hephaestus - Son of Hera, He is the protector of craftsmen and blacksmiths. His attributes are hammer and anvil. In mythology, he forged lightning for Zeus with his own hands and repaired the armor of the gods.
Hera
Hera - Wife of Zeus, patroness of marriage, motherhood and family. Usually depicted in paintings and statues with a peacock and pomegranate.
Hermes
God of travelers, merchants, shepherds, thieves and commerce. Son of Zeus. His attributes are sandals and a hat with wings.
Hestia
Hestia - the sister of Zeus, the caretaker of the hearth, the newlyweds and orphans. She represented the moral idea of the purity and permanence of family life.