Mount Othrys
Mount Othrys | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,726 m (5,663 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 39°1′1″N 22°42′35″E / 39.01694°N 22.70972°E |
Geography | |
Location | Phthiotis and Magnesia, Greece |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | climb |
Mount Othrys (
A Natura 2000 protected area has been defined over much, but not all, of the range according to the Birds Directive. Of interest to the government is the protection of the raptors and the prevention of clear-cutting and other settlement measures that would destroy their traditional habitat. The area, named Oros Othrys, Vouna Gkouras kai Farangi Palaiokerasias, ID GR1430006, includes the eastern range, a spur to the south to cover Palaiokerasia Gorge, and a spur to the north to cover Gkouras Hill.[2]
History
On February 5, 1991, a
Greco-Roman Mythology
In Greek mythology, Mount Othrys was the base of Cronus and Rhea and the other Titans and Titanesses during the ten-year war with the Olympians known as the Titanomachy. It was also the birthplace of the gods and goddesses who are children of Cronus and Rhea: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus. It was assaulted by the Olympians against the Othrysians, led by Cronus and Rhea's six sons and daughters. Olympians later overthrew and restored Othrysians and both gained dominion in all of heaven and earth.[4]
Tunnel
Othrys Tunnel (
References
- ^ a b Oreivatein.com
- ^ "Oros Othrys, Vouna Gkouras kai Farangi Palaiokerasias". European Environment Agency. 2019.. Note that the sometime spelling of the name as Orthys or Orthis is entirely a tongue-twister error, metathesis.
- ^ "Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules 748 Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport (VOL)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Hesiod, Theogony 630-631.
- ^ "Athens-Thessaloniki trains suspended following tunnel flooding in Greece". TornosNews.gr. 19 September 2020.
- Hellenic Railways Organization). 2 December 2016.