What is the highest mountain in Greece, revered in ancient mythology as the celestial dwelling of the twelve Olympian gods?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Mount Olympus (2,917 m)
- Step 1: Mount Olympus is located on the border between Thessaly and Pieria in central Greece.
- Step 2: Its highest summit is Mytikas ('Nose'), rising to 2,917 meters (9,570 feet), designated as Greece's first National Park in 1938.
Answer
Mount Olympus (2,917 m)
Why not the others: 'Mount Parnassus' overlooks Delphi and was sacred to Apollo and the Muses; 'Mount Athos' is a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece; 'Mount Ida' is the highest mountain on the island of Crete.
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