Olympus

[əu'limpəs]

Definition

(noun.) a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high).

Edited by Annabel--From WordNet

Examples

The god emperor was never safe upon the Olympus of the Palatine Hill at Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
On Olympus she would have done well with a little preparation. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

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