Mount Olympus from the west
Mount Olympus in Greece is the highest mountain in Greece and is located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia. It is said that after the Titan War, Zeus and the rest of the twelve Olympians moved here and would meet on the highest peak, Mytikas, which rises to 2,917 metres (9,570 ft). The Olympians lived in the gorges of the mountain.
Living in this tall mountainous region gave the Olympians an advantage against their enemies where they could see many things coming by looking down from the mountain. This further established the association of Zeus with the sky and the Olympians as sky gods. The nine muses were said to live in Pieria, Olympus' northern foot.
by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com and www.hiddenhumanstory.com)
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olympus
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