Olympus

thumb|200px|Peaks of Mount Olympus seen from the blue route, Olympus National Park, Greece. Olympus (Όλυμπος) is Greece’s highest mountain. Quotes on Olympus: The Olympus mountains and Kìssavo contend with each other, | which of the two will make it rain or snow. | Kissavo sends rain and Olympus sends snow; | Kissavo then turns towards Olympus and says: | "You whom the Turks trample on, you must not blame me. | I am Mount Kìssavo, famous in Làrissa, | dear to the agàHigh dignitaries of the Ottoman court. I popular songs of the Greek rebels, in Poetry, n. 102, note 1, p. 71.of Làrissa, to all the Albanians". | He turns towards Kìssavo the Olympus and replies: | "O Kìssavo shame on you, slave of the Albanians, | trampled by the Turks and the agàof Làrissa, | I am the old Olympus, famous throughout the world, | I have sixty-two peaks, forty monasteries , | on every hill a church, on every peak a spring | and in winter the kléftesGreek militiamen who, gathered in bands, fought against the Ottoman rulers. entry on Wikipedia.they stay in my refuges. | But when the buds open in spring, | they then fill the mountains in great numbers | and the prisoners crowd their hiding places." (Greek folk song) Note: ῥῖψε ποδὸς τεταγὼν ἀπὸ βηλοῦ θεσπεσίοιο "he [Zeus] caught me [Hepahistos] by the foot and flung me from the heavenly threshold." (trans. Butler C.E.1898). In early modern literature, the name became associated with that of Belus, the legendary Assyrian king (from Assyro-Babylonian bel "lord, master"); see e.g. Algernon Herbert, Nimrod; a discourse upon certain passages of history and fable (C.E.1826) p. 67. Olympus National Park is protected by special legislation. The following legislative decrees apply to offenders of the law: Legislative Decree 86/1969, Legislative Decree 996/1971, and Laws 177/1975, 998/1979, 1650/1986, 2742/1999 and 3044/2002. Other projects: Mount Olympus Q101609 Mount Olympus Category:Places in Greece Category:Places of Greek mythology