Inhoudsopgave
Waarom was de berg Olympus belangrijk voor de Grieken?
In de Griekse mythologie komt de berg veelvuldig voor. De berg wordt namelijk bewoond door de twaalf Olympische goden, de Olympiërs. De Griekse dichter Homerus noemde de berg Olympus het ‘Huis van de goden’. In veel van de mythologische verhalen speelt de berg een belangrijke rol.
Waar dachten de Grieken dat de goden verantwoordelijk voor waren?
De Oude Grieken stellen zich hun goden voor, zoals ze zelf willen zijn. Ze lijken net op mensen, maar de goden gaan nooit dood. Ze blijven altijd jong en sterk. De belangrijkste goden leven boven op een berg in het noorden van Griekenland.
Where is the mountain Olympus?
Greek and Roman mythology imagined it as the home of their 12 primary gods and goddesses, and throughout history, several peaks in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus have been named Olympus. Today, the mountain most widely linked to that ancient religion is located 100 kilometers southwest of the city of Thessaloniki on the northeastern coast of Greece.
Is Olympus Mons the highest mountain on Mars?
It is the largest and highest mountain and volcano of the Solar System, and is associated to the Tharsis Montes, a large volcanic region on Mars. Olympus Mons is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars, having formed during Mars’s Hesperian Period with eruptions continuing well into the Amazonian.
How to climb Mount Olympus in Greece?
Most climbs of Mount Olympus start from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location at the foot of the mountain. From there a road goes to Prionia, where the hike begins at the bottom of the mountain.
What is the height of Olympus Mons?
The volcano has a height of over 21.9 km (13.6 mi or 72,000 ft) as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA). Olympus Mons is about two and a half times Mount Everest ’s height above sea level. It is the largest and highest mountain and volcano of the Solar System, and is associated to the Tharsis Montes, a large volcanic region on Mars.