Mount Ossa (Greece)

For the mountain in Tasmania, see Mount Ossa (Tasmania).

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.

External links

• Greek Mountain Flora

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