Olympus
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //əˈlɪmpəs//
The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.
proper noun
- 1
The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.
Sleeping-car passengers, however, will know little of their entry into Greece until, at 6 a.m. on the third morning after leaving Paris, the short train runs over the Vardar plain, with dawn glimpses of Mount Athos to the east and of cloud-capped Olympus across the gulf to the south, past the rebuilt yard and into the new passenger station at Salonica.
Etymology
From Latin Olympus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos), likely of Pre-Greek origin.
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