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Mount Olympus, Greece Map highlighting the location of Mount Olympus in northern Greece, near the Aegean Sea. Surrounding countries including Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey are labeled, along with major bodies of water such as the Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea. A small inset map in the lower right shows this region within Europe. Rocky summit of Mytikas on Mount Olympus rises sharply above surrounding ridges, with clouds and distant valleys visible below on the border of Macedonia and Thessaly, Greece.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Article thoroughly revised. Oct 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Official Site of Mount Olympus, Greece. Dec 18, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A longer life at the top of Mount Olympus? Sep 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - The Geoheritage of Mount Olympus: Ancient Mythology and Modern Geology. Nov 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Greek Legends and Myths - Mount Olympus in Greek Mythology. Oct 20, 2023
Map added. Jun 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Mount Olympus, Dwelling Place of the Gods: Myth vs Reality. Dec 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Theoi - Olympus. Sep 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Roman and Greek Gods - Mount Olympus. Nov 14, 2019
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - The broader region of Mount Olympus. Feb 26, 2013
Media added. Feb 24, 2011
Article revised and updated. Apr 29, 2009
Added new Web site: Myth Man's - Mount Olympus. Jan 22, 2008
Added new Web site: National Park Service - Mt. Olympus. Jan 22, 2008
Added new Web site: NASA Earth Observatory - Mount Olympus. Jan 22, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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