Mount Oeta

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Mount Oeta is a mountain in central Greece famed in Greek mythology as the site of Heracles’ death and apotheosis.

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Mount Oeta canonical 6
Mount Oeta (mythological) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
mythological site
alsoKnownAs Pyrgos peak
surface form: Oeta

Oiti
country Greece
drainsTo Asopos River (Phthiotis)
Spercheios River
elevation 2152 metres
formsBoundaryBetween central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

Thessaly
hasEcosystem montane forest
subalpine grassland
hasFeature karst formations
plateaus
steep gorges
hasFlora Balkan pine (Pinus peuce)
Greek fir (Abies cephalonica)
endemic plant species
hasGreekName Όρος Οίτη
hasSanctuary Sanctuary of Heracles
hasSettlementOnSlopes Kallidromo area villages
Pavliani
Ypati
highestPoint Pyrgos peak
historicalPeriodOfCult Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
locatedIn central Greece
surface form: Central Greece

regional unit of Phocis
regional unit of Phthiotis
mentionedIn Greek mythology
The Women of Trachis
surface form: Sophocles’ Trachiniae
mythologicalAssociation Heracles
mythologicalEvent Heracles cycle
surface form: apotheosis of Heracles

death of Heracles
near Lamia
Thermopylae
overlooks Maliac Gulf
Spercheios valley
partOf Natura 2000 network
Pindus Mountains
surface form: Pindus mountain range
protectedArea Oeta National Park
protectedAreaSince 1966
region Sterea Ellada
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
nature observation

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Heracles associatedWith Mount Oeta
Heracles deathPlace Mount Oeta
central Greece hasMountain Mount Oeta
subject surface form: Central Greece
Mountains of Greece (mythological) includes Mount Oeta
this entity surface form: Mount Oeta (mythological)
Hercules Oetaeus setting Mount Oeta