Olympus

the highest mountain in Greece. It reaches an elevation of 9,794 feet. Its summit penetrates the clouds and is covered with snow during the greater part of the year. The Greeks considered Olympus the highest point on the surface of the earth-the center of the universe. Zeus and the other gods dwelt on it. Their palaces extended far into the heavens. The mansion of Zeus was situated at the highest point of all. It contained halls in which the gods assembled, visited, and held their councils. It was from Olympus that Zeus surveyed the progress of the earth and launched his thunderbolts. Later in the development of Grecian myth, the abode of the gods receded farther and farther into the heavens.