Olympus, Mount

The legendary home of the Greek and Roman gods. Mount Olympus is an actual mountain in Greece, the highest in the country. Some stories of the gods have them living on the mountain. Other stories have them living in a mysterious region above it.

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The Olympians were the Greek gods.

The Olympic Games were a celebration held every four years on the plain of Olympus in honor of Zeus. They included athletic games and contests of choral poetry and dance. Our modern Olympic Games are modeled after them.

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The mountain is always out when you gift Dad this supersharp universal kitchen knife featuring the elevations of Mount Si, Mount Olympus, Mount St. Helens, Mount Baker, Mount Adams and Mount Rainer on a rust-free surgical steel blade.

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THE spark withdrew, delighted by success; Return said he:—we'll mutually caress; But secret prove: let none our union learn; Concealment is to me of high concern; To make it publick would improper be, Till on Olympus' mount the gods we see, In council met, to whom I'll state the case; On this the new-made goddess left the place, In ev'ry thing contented as a dove, And fully witnessed by the god of love.

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