Olympos
Olympos (Greek, German short form Olymp ) means:
Mountains (in ancient times 19 mountains were referred to by this name) and mountain towns:
- Olymp , the highest mountain range in Greece ( 2918 m ) between Thessaly and Macedonia; Seat of God in Greek mythology
- Olympos (Elis) , mountain near Olympia in Elis, Peloponnese peninsula, Greece
- Olympos (Laconia) , mountain in Laconia, Peloponnese peninsula, Greece
- Olympos (Lesbos) ( 967 m ), highest mountain of Lesbos , Greece
- Mysian Olympus, mountain range in Mysia, today the Uludağ (approx. 2542 m ), Bursa Province, Turkey
- volcanic mountain in Lycia ( called Olympos from around 130 AD ), today Tahtalı Dağı (approx. 2366 m ), Antalya Province, Turkey
- Olympos (Lycia) , ancient mountain town at the foot of Tahtalı Dağı, today a ruined city
- Olympos (Cyprus) , highest mountain in Cyprus (approx. 1952 m )
Also:
- Olymbos (modern Greek pronunciation), former capital of the Greek island of Karpathos
- Olympos (musician) , ancient Greek musician
- Novel by Dan Simmons , see Ilium / Olympos
The German form Olymp stands for:
- German Olympus (approx. 62 m ), hill in the Wingst ridge near Wingst watermill, Cuxhaven district, Lower Saxony
- Olymp (Hunsrück) ( 415 m ), mountain near Bernkastel , district of Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Gallery (theater) , historically also called "Olympus", highest rank in the auditorium with the cheapest seats
- a brand of the company Olymp Bezner (clothing industry, especially men's shirts)
The Latin form Olympus stands for:
- Mount Olympus , different mountains
- Olympus Mons , volcano on Mars
- Olympus Range (approx. 2180 m ), mountains in the Antarctic
- Olympus (Tennessee) , a town in Pickett County in the state of Tennessee, USA
- Titular diocese of Olympus , titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church
- Olympus , Japanese company
- Olympus Airways , Greek airline
- phpBB # phpBB 3 (code name Olympus ), version 3 of the forum software phpBB
- Olympus (satellite) , an ESA satellite
- Rolls-Royce Olympus , twin-shaft turbojet engine from the British manufacturer Rolls-Royce
- Olympus (TV series) , a 2015 Canadian-British television series
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