Mount Ossa
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Mount Ossa is a prominent mountain in central Greece, situated between Mount Olympus and Mount Pelion and known from Greek mythology as the site of the giants’ attempt to storm the heavens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Ossa canonical | 15 |
| Mount Ossa massif | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kissavos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Landforms of Thessaly
ⓘ
Mountains of Greece ⓘ Mythological mountains ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| coveredBy | forests ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Aegean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
1978 metres
ⓘ
6490 feet ⓘ |
| faces | Aegean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Mediterranean vegetation
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
deep ravines ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| hasGreekName |
Όσσα
ⓘ
Κίσσαβος ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Ossa protected forest zones ⓘ |
| hasSlopeAspect |
eastern slopes toward Aegean Sea
ⓘ
western slopes toward Thessalian plain ⓘ |
| knownFor | mythological significance ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Mount Olympus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Pelion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vale of Tempe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern Thessaly plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homeric tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
works of ancient Greek authors ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | Gigantomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | giants’ attempt to storm the heavens ⓘ |
| overlooks | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenides mountain system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thessalian mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Larissa regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Vale of Tempe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Mount Olympus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Pelion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vale of Tempe
subject surface form:
Vale of Tempe
this entity surface form:
Mount Ossa massif