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'''Mount Olympos''' is regarded as the highest mountain in all of [[Greece]].


'''Mount Olympus''' is regarded as the highest mountain in all of [[Greece]], located between [[Thessaly]] and [[Makedonia]].
==Influence==
Believed by the Greeks of classical antiquity to be the home of numerous gods, including the the [[Twelve Gods|mightiest]], Mount Olympos features heavily in Greek mythology. Due to this, the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] invoked the place a number of times herself, and encountered numerous people mentioning it throughout her journeys during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


The mountain features heavily in Greek mythology, if only because it is said to be where a number of different deities and others dwelt, chief among them the [[Twelve Gods]].
[[Empedokles]], a man believing himself to be one of the gods, believed that the [[Isle of Thisvi]] and the [[Cave of the Forgotten Isle|cavern]] within it served as the gateway to Mount Olympos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Left to Dye]]</ref> <ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref>
 
In 1st century BCE, people of Greek origins referenced Mount Olympos on occasion, including [[Phoxidas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - ''[[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]''</ref> and [[Esiocles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' - ''[[The Flea of Cyrene]]''</ref>
 
During the [[Renaissance]], Mount Olympos was memorized in the inscription of the [[Monteriggioni statuette#Pedestals|statuettes]] of the god [[Jupiter]] and goddess [[Minerva]] in [[Monteriggioni]], [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - ''[[Monteriggioni statuette]]''</ref>
 
In 18th century [[Paris]], Mount Olympos was referenced by [[Philippe Rose]] as a synonym for the greatest height.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' - ''[[The Book Thief]]''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}<ref name="Monteriggioni statuette">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - ''[[Monteriggioni statuette]]''</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}<ref name="The Book Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' - ''[[The Book Thief]]''</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}<ref name="The Flea of Cyrene">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' - ''[[The Flea of Cyrene]]'', ''[[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]''</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}{{Cite}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

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Mount Olympos is regarded as the highest mountain in all of Greece.

Influence

Believed by the Greeks of classical antiquity to be the home of numerous gods, including the the mightiest, Mount Olympos features heavily in Greek mythology. Due to this, the Spartan misthios Kassandra invoked the place a number of times herself, and encountered numerous people mentioning it throughout her journeys during the Peloponnesian War.[1]

Empedokles, a man believing himself to be one of the gods, believed that the Isle of Thisvi and the cavern within it served as the gateway to Mount Olympos.[2] [3]

In 1st century BCE, people of Greek origins referenced Mount Olympos on occasion, including Phoxidas[4] and Esiocles.[5]

During the Renaissance, Mount Olympos was memorized in the inscription of the statuettes of the god Jupiter and goddess Minerva in Monteriggioni, Italy.[6]

In 18th century Paris, Mount Olympos was referenced by Philippe Rose as a synonym for the greatest height.[7]

Appearances

References