- published: 09 Mar 2015
- views: 451631
A number of different things are named Olympus:
A total of nineteen mountains were referred to as Olympos (in Greek) or Olympus (Latin variation of the Greek Ὄλυμπος) in antiquity. Some of these mountains are:
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.