Mount Ossa (Greece)

Mount Ossa (Greece)
Mount Ossa
Elevation 1,978 m (6,490 ft)
Prominence 1,854 m (6,083 ft)
Listing Ultra
Location
Location Larissa, Greece
Range Olympus
Coordinates 39°47′47.12″N 22°41′9.57″E / 39.7964222°N 22.6859917°E / 39.7964222; 22.6859917

Mount Ossa (Greek: Όσσα), alternative Kissavos (Greek: Κίσσαβος), is a mountain in the Larissa prefecture, in Thessaly, Greece. It is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, separated from the latter by the Vale of Tempe, with its height at 1,978 metres (6,490 ft). In Greek mythology, the Aloadaes are said to have attempted to pile it upon Mount Pelion, in their attempt to scale Olympus.[1]

References

  1. ^ Apollodorus, i, 7, 4.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 



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