Olympus
a celebrated mountain of Thessaly, on the border of Macedonia, 30 OLYPHANT miles N. of Larissa; lat. 40° 4′ 32″ N., lon. 22° 25' E. Its highest peak is 9,745 feet above the sea, and is covered with snow during two-thirds of the year. The E. side, which fronts the sea, is composed of a line of precipices, while a profusion of oak, beech, chestnut, and other trees are scattered at its base, and higher up are immense forests of pine. It was regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the gods; and the palace of Jupiter was supposed to be on the summit Olympus is also the ancient name of several mountains, viz.: the N. W. range of Taurus, in Mysia; a mountain in the island of Cyprus; one in Lycia; one in Elis; and one on the borders of Laconia and Arcadia.