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-A number of different things are named '''Olympus''':+'''Mount Olympus''' ({{lang-el|Όλυμπος}} ; also [[transliteration|transliterated]] as '''Olympos''', and on Greek maps, '''Oros Olympos''') is the highest [[mountain]] in [[Greece]], located in the Olympus Range on the border between [[Thessaly]] and [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]], about 100 kilometres (62 mi) away from [[Thessaloniki]], Greece's second largest city.
-==Mountains==+In [[Greek mythology]] Olympus was regarded as the "home" of the [[Twelve Olympians|Twelve Olympian gods]] of the ancient Greek world. It formed itself after the gods defeated the [[Titan (mythology)|Titans]] in the [[Titan War]], and soon the palace was inhabited by the gods. It is the setting of many Greek mythical stories. In the words of [[Homer]]:
-===In antiquity===+:Olympus was not shaken by winds nor ever wet with rain, nor did snow fall upon it, but the air is outspread clear and cloudless, and over it hovered a radiant whiteness.
-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+
 +==Climbing==
 +Climbing Mount Olympus is a non-technical hike, except for the final section from Skala summit to Mytikas summit, which is [[Yosemite Decimal System|YDS]] class 3 [[scrambling|rock scramble]]. It is estimated that 10,000 people climb Mount Olympus each year, most of them reaching only the Skolio summit.
 +Most climbs to Mount Olympus start from the town of [[Litochoro]], which took the name ''City of Gods'' because of its location on the roots of the mountain. A local from Litochoro, Christos Kakalos, became the first to reach the Mytikas summit on 2 August 1913. From there a road goes to Prionia, where the hike begins at the bottom of the mountain.
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Mount Olympus (Template:Lang-el ; also transliterated as Olympos, and on Greek maps, Oros Olympos) is the highest mountain in Greece, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

In Greek mythology Olympus was regarded as the "home" of the Twelve Olympian gods of the ancient Greek world. It formed itself after the gods defeated the Titans in the Titan War, and soon the palace was inhabited by the gods. It is the setting of many Greek mythical stories. In the words of Homer:

Olympus was not shaken by winds nor ever wet with rain, nor did snow fall upon it, but the air is outspread clear and cloudless, and over it hovered a radiant whiteness.

Climbing

Climbing Mount Olympus is a non-technical hike, except for the final section from Skala summit to Mytikas summit, which is YDS class 3 rock scramble. It is estimated that 10,000 people climb Mount Olympus each year, most of them reaching only the Skolio summit.

Most climbs to Mount Olympus start from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location on the roots of the mountain. A local from Litochoro, Christos Kakalos, became the first to reach the Mytikas summit on 2 August 1913. From there a road goes to Prionia, where the hike begins at the bottom of the mountain.


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