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 +A number of different things are named '''Olympus''':
 +
 +==Mountains==
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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.<ref>{{cite book|title = Aegean Turkey: An archaeological guide ISBN 978-0-510-03200-5, 1967|author=George E. Bean|publisher=Ernest Benn, [[London]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/01/travel/tr-61522 |title=Greek, but islands apart|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1999-08-01| first=H.R. | last=Kohl}}</ref> Some of these mountains are:
 +;Greece
 +* [[Mount Olympus]] in Pieria, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in [[Greek mythology]]
 +* [[Mount Olympus (Lesvos)|Mount Olympus]] in [[Lesvos]]
 +* [[Mount Olympus (Euboea)|Mount Olympus]] in [[Euboea]]
 +* [[Mount Olympus (Lavreotiki)|Mount Olympus]] in [[Lavreotiki]]
 +* [[Mount Olympus (Skyros)|Mount Olympus]] in [[Skyros]]
 +* [[Lykaio (mountain)|Mount Olympus]] in [[Arcadia]]
 +;Turkey
 +* [[Mysia]]n Olympus (present-day [[Uludağ]]), in northwest Turkey
 +* [[Paphlagonia]]n Olympus (present-day Mount Arıt near [[Bartın]])<ref>{{cite book|title = Notes on a Journey from Constantinople, by Heraclea, to Angora, in the Autumn of 1838, p. 236|author=William Ainsworth|publisher=[[Royal Geographical Society]], [[London]]|year=1839}}</ref>
 +* The present-day [[Mount Nif]] in [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] Turkey, near [[İzmir]]'s depending district of [[Kemalpaşa]], a town which carried the same name as the mountain previously (''Nif'')<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Olympus|title = Olympus|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition]]|year=1911}}</ref>
 +* The valley and town of [[Olympos (Lycia)]] in ancient [[Lycia]] on the southern coast of Turkey, 90&nbsp;km southwest of [[Antalya]], near the town of [[Kemer]]
 +;Cyprus
 +* [[Mount Olympus (Cyprus)]], the highest point (1952&nbsp;m) on the island of Cyprus
 +
 +The word "Olympus" is probably [[pre-Greek]] in origin, as it has no known [[Indo-european]] [[etymology]]. 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)]], on the Olympic Peninsula
 +* [[Mount Olympus (Utah)]], on the Wasatch Front
 +;New Zealand
 +* Mount Olympus [[New Zealand]], (2096&nbsp;m) located in the South Island of New Zealand<ref name="mountolympusNZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtolympus.co.nz|title=Mount Olympus, Canterbury, New Zealand}}</ref>
 +;Planet [[Mars]]
 +* [[Olympus Mons]], the tallest known volcano and mountain in the [[solar system]]
 +
 +==Persons==
 +*[[Olympus (musician)]], two semi-mythical musicians from the time of [[ancient Greece]]
 +
 +==Communities==
 +;Greece
 +* [[Olympos, Karpathos]], a town on the Karpathos Island
 +* [[Olympos, Larissa]], a municipal unit in the Larissa regional unit
 +;Turkey
 +* [[Olympos (Lycia)]], village in the heart of the Olympos coastal national park
 +;United States
 +* [[Washington, D.C.]]
 +* [[Mount Olympus, Los Angeles, California]], a neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills
 +* [[Mount Olympus, San Francisco, California]], in the [[Ashbury_Heights_(San_Francisco)#Ashbury_Heights|Ashbury Heights]] neighborhood
 +* [[Mount Olympus, Indiana]], an unincorporated place
 +* [[Mount Olympus, Utah]], a census-designated place
 +
 +==Business==
 +* [[Olympus Corporation]], a Japanese optics and imaging company, producer of [[Olympus Cameras]]
 +* [[Rolls-Royce Olympus]], a jet engine and marine turbine
 +* [[Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park]], Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
 +* [[phpBB#phpBB3|Olympus (phpBB)]], a codename for the third version of phpBB
 +
 +==Entertainment==
 +* [[Olympos (novel)|''Olympos'' (novel)]], a science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons
 +* [[Olympus Rally]], a motorsport event in the Washington State, USA
 +* ''[[The Battle of Olympus]]'', a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System
 +* [[Olympus (Marvel Comics)]], a fictional location in Marvel Comics
 +* ''[[Twilight in Olympus]]'', a 1998 album by progressive metal band Symphony X
 +* ''Olympos'' is a board game from [[Philippe Keyaerts]] published by Rio Grande Games
 +* [[Percy Jackson]] (novel), a book based on Greek mythology and the Olympian gods by Rick Riordan
 +
 +==Other==
 +* [[FC Olimp Ungheni|Olimp Ungheni]], a football club from [[Moldova]]
 +* [[Olympus College]], a high school in [[Arnhem]], The Netherlands
 +* [[Olympus High School]], a high school in Utah, USA
 +* [[USS Mount Olympus|USS ''Mount Olympus'' (AGC-8)]], a WWII US Navy ship
 +
-# The highest [[mountain]] in [[Greece]]; in [[Ancient Greek mythology]] the [[home of the gods]]. 
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Mountains

In antiquity

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Turkey
  • Olympos (Lycia), village in the heart of the Olympos coastal national park
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