A mountain in Thessaly

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• Thessaly — Thessalia redirects here. For the butterfly genus, see Thessalia (butterfly).: For the Ancient Thessalian dialect, see Aeolic Greek Infobox Peri GR name = Thessaly name local = Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας prefec = Karditsa Larissa Magnesia Trikala… …   Wikipedia

• Doliche (Thessaly) — Doliche (Greek: Δολίχη), was an ancient Greek city in Perrhaebia in Thessaly, situated at the foot of Mount Olympus. Doliche, with the two neighbouring towns of Azorus and Pythion (Pythium), formed a Tripolis. The site is occupied by the modern… …   Wikipedia

• Pelion, Mount — ▪ mountain, Greece Modern Greek  Óros Pílion,         mountain on the Magnesia peninsula of southeastern Thessaly, Greece, rising to 5,417 feet (1,651 m) at its highest point. Pelion peak (5,075 feet), just northeast of Vólos, has a wooded… …   Universalium

• Olympus — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Olympos Date: 15th century a mountain in Thessaly that in Greek mythology is the abode of the gods II. geographical name massif NE Greece in Thessaly near coast of Gulf of Salonika; highest point 9570 feet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Olympian — O*lym pi*an ([ o]*l[i^]m p[i^]*an), Olympic O*lym pic ([ o]*l[i^]m p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. Oly mpios, Olympiko s, fr. O lympos: cf. F. olympique. See {Olympiad}.] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Olympic — Olympian O*lym pi*an ([ o]*l[i^]m p[i^]*an), Olympic O*lym pic ([ o]*l[i^]m p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. Oly mpios, Olympiko s, fr. O lympos: cf. F. olympique. See {Olympiad}.] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Olympic — adjective a) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. b) Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games See Also: Olympian, Olympic Games, Olympics, Olympic Rings …   Wiktionary

• Meanings of minor planet names: 49001–50000 — As minor planet discoveries are confirmed, they are given a permanent number by the IAU s Minor Planet Center, and the discoverers can then submit names for them, following the IAU s naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets …   Wikipedia

• OSSA —    a mountain in Thessaly, famous in Greek mythology.    See PELION …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Olympus — high mountain in Thessaly, abode of the gods, from Gk. Olympos, of unknown origin. The name was given to several mountains, each seemingly the highest in its district …   Etymology dictionary

• Ossa — [äs′ə] mountain in Thessaly, NE Greece: 6,490 ft (1,978 m): see PELION …   English World dictionary