Mount Olympus, a divine place to be!

Mount Olympus is the lightest and most worshipped mountain of Greece. A magnificent place with numerous forests and gorges and summits of different heights, blessed with mild climate, and surrounded by Uranus, the heaven! In mythological past time never rained on Mount Olympus nor was it ever windy, but only some clouds were appearing from time to time to isolate the god's kingdom from the outside world and bless the world with water! Near ancient city is placed Larissa.

The Life of the Gods on Mount Olympus

Olympos, Throne of Δίας (Dias)

Tempi, Larissa                                                                                    Top of Olympus

Mount Olympus was the divine kingdom of the Olympian gods and every Olympian had his own palace, which was mostly used as a dormitory! The gods were living  with a similar rhythm to the mortals, obeying to rules, abiding to customs and gathering from time to time in the main palace, the palace of Zeus!
The Olympian Gods used to socialize during dining time, where they were taking decisions on the fate of the world and the mortals while eating ambrosia and drinking nectar. The Olympians had a whole staff at their service, like doctors, servants, preachers and doorkeepers like the Horae, who had the mission to open and close the gates of Mount Olympus to the outside world! However, should a god break an oath, he would be cursed to live nine years away from Mount Olympus and not be able to take part in any of the gods' gatherings.

The morphology of Mount Olympus, the ever changing natural beauty, the almost permanent cloud cover over its peaks and the frequent thunderstorms, filled the people around the mountain with awe and admiration, which in turn gave birth to numerous thrills and myths since the ancient times. 

Inspired by its mystery and the legends the twelve ancient Greek Gods were created. According to Homer, the twelve gods lived in ravines, “the mysterious folds of Olympus”, where they had their palaces. Pantheon was their meeting place. Their tempestuous discussions were heard by the God of Gods, Zeus who was sitting on his imposing throne. From there he threw his thunders showing “his godly wrath”. In Iliad Olympus has been described as magnificent, long, glorious and full of trees.

The majority of these artefacts is exhibited in the museum of Dion. Olympus was protected by a special layer of clouds that the Seasons had control over. It was very common for the gods to meet in the hall and feast on ambrosia and wine or nectar served by the goddess Hebe. They would then rejoice by the music of Apollo and the 9 muses with the lyre. The legendary Battle of the Titans (Titanomachy) placed here too!

Olympus is close to the village of Litochoro in Northern Thessaly, in the borders of the prefectures of Larissa and Pieria. You can visit now Thessaly and come to Olympus mountain. This glorious Greek walk will stay definately unforgettable to you!