What is Olympus Mons?

Mount Olympus (Greek: ), also translated as Mount Olympus, is the highest mountain in Greece. It is located on the northern shore of the Aegean Selmai Bay, about 100 kilometers from Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece. Mount Olympus consists of 52 peaks, of which the highest peak "Mytikas" means the frontal protrusion, 2,917 meters above sea level.

Olympus

(Greece's highest mountain)

Modern Greek as Oros Olympos

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus is an indispensable element for ancient Greece to become the birthplace of European culture. The ancient Greeks created brilliant achievements in science, philosophy, literature, and art, and had a profound impact on the development of European culture. The formation and development of Greek art is closely related to its social history, national characteristics, and natural conditions. The city-state's slave-owner democracy has provided favorable conditions for the development of culture and art. City-states require citizens to have a strong physique and a perfect mind, which has also become an ideal image for artistic creation. The development of trade and maritime industry has created the strong will, resourcefulness and enthusiasm of the Greeks to pursue their ideals, and also provided the Greeks with access to the culture of the two rivers and Egypt.

Mount Olympus is the carrier of Greek mythology, and Greek mythology is the soil of Greek art. Greek mythology contains people's rational thinking about the mysteries of nature, and it contains the buds of historical and philosophical ideas. In Greek mythology

Ancient Greece is a mythical kingdom. The beautiful and moving myths and twisted folklore cast a layer of mystery on the origins of the ancient Olympics. There are many legends about the origins of the ancient Olympic Games. The most important ones are the following two. The first is that the ancient Olympic Games were regular sports competitions to sacrifice Zeus. The ancient Olympic Games were a sport and religious celebration. It was held in the ancient Greek city of Olympia from 776 BC to 393 AD, where the 292 Ancient Olympic Games were held.

Another legend relates to Hercules, the son of Zeus. Hercules was awarded the title of "Hercules" for her incomparable strength.