Vale of Tempe

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The Vale of Tempe is a narrow, steep-sided gorge in northern Greece, historically famed for its natural beauty and mythological significance as a favored haunt of the gods.

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Vale of Tempe canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gorge
valley
associatedWithDeity Apollo
Daphne
the Muses
surface form: Muses
associatedWithMyth haunt of the gods
pursuit of Daphne by Apollo
characteristic narrow
steep-sided
contains Orthodox chapels
springs
country Greece
crossedBy railway line between Athens and Thessaloniki
road connecting Larissa and Thessaloniki
culturalRole symbol of idyllic natural beauty in ancient literature
elevationFeature steep rock walls
formedBy Pineios River
surface form: Peneus River
geologicalType river gorge
GreekName Κοιλάδα των Τεμπών
heritageStatus noted landscape of Greece
historicalPeriodOfFame Classical antiquity
knownFor mythological significance
natural beauty
rich vegetation
scenic cliffs
languageOfName Greek
length about 10 kilometers
locatedIn Larissa regional unit
Thessaly
northern Greece
mentionedIn works of ancient Greek poets
modernUse pilgrimage site
tourist attraction
nearbyCity Katerini
Larissa
partOf Tempi municipality
region Central Greece and Thessaly periphery boundary
river Pineios River
surface form: Peneus River
separates Mount Olympus
Mount Ossa NERFINISHED
strategicImportance pass between Thessaly and Macedonia
usedAs military pass in antiquity
vegetation laurel trees
plane trees
visitedBy ancient pilgrims
visitedFor oracular consultations
religious rites

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Tempe Valley locatedIn Vale of Tempe
Tempe Valley hasAlternativeName Vale of Tempe
Tempi locatedNear Vale of Tempe
Tempi hasHeritageSiteNearby Vale of Tempe
Tempi municipality locatedInValley Vale of Tempe
Tembi Valley alternativeName Vale of Tempe
Tempe Gorge locatedIn Vale of Tempe
Tempe Gorge alsoKnownAs Vale of Tempe