Olympus – The Glorious Peak Of The 12 Gods

In ancient mythology, Mount Olympus is home to 12 gods, who appear in the shrine of the Greeks. Greek tourism visit Olympus - the glorious peak of the 12 gods Mount Olympus is the highest peak of Greece Greek with an altitude of 2,918 m. Because the foot of the mountain is almost equal to sea level, it is ranked in the list of the highest mountain in Europe. Today, visitors to Greece, this sacred mountain is one of the destinations. they are often eager to visit, alongside other popular tourist attractions

. Many today still believe that Mount Olympus is home to the gods. They live in crystal palaces, in the clouds. Photo: Greeceturkeytours According to Greekmythology, this place is known to be the residence of 12 gods - the main gods in the Greek shrine.



The Olympus gods gained dominance after Zeus (commonly known as the god Dut) took over and won the battle with the Titans. According to Greek mythology, the 12 deities named on Mount Olympus are Zeus, Hera. (goddess of marriage and family), Poseidon (sea god), Demeter (goddess of fertility), Athena (god of wisdom), Hestia (goddess of fire and family), Apollo (god of light), Artemis ( goddess of hunting), Ares (god of war), Aphrodite (god of love), Hephaestus (god of the blacksmith) and Hermes (messenger to the gods). Dionysus (the god of wine, party and pleasure) later took the place of Hestia, but the list was not fixed. Depending on different historical times and locations, people replaced some gods with other names. On the island of Koss, for example, Heracles (also known as the hero Hécn) and Dionysus are included in the list but Ares and Hephaestus are not. Hebe, Helios, Cupid, Selene, Persephone are also important deities, sometimes included in the group of 12 gods living on Mount Olympus Hades (the god of hell) are often not on this list.



He had no place in the Greek shrine because Hades spent most of the time in the Underworld, the highest point on this mountain is the Mitikas and also the highest peak in Greece. Photo: En.Platon, the famed ancient Greek philosopher associated the 12 Olympian gods with 12 months of the year, and suggested that the last month be especially honored for Hades and the dead. With a long history and legend, Olympus is the mountain that many tourists want to explore. Many people said that they wanted to climb to the top of Olympus to partly feel the life of the former gods, the mountain is also known for its rich flora and fauna with 32 species of mammals, 108 types of birds, many reptiles and snakes, insects, butterflies. Due to its importance, it was also the first mountain protected by Greek law. Mount Olympus is about 80 km from Thesaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Most visitors will start climbing from the town of Litochoro - which is known as the city of the gods due to its location at the foot of the mountain, many people easily confuse the two from Olympus and Olympia.



Olympus is the name of the mountain, and Olympia is the name of a plain in the ancient Elis, west of Peloponnesus, where the ancient Olympics took place..

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