Mount Cyllene

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mountain mythological location

Mount Cyllene is a mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, famed in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes and the home of the nymph Maia.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount Cyllene canonical 14
Mount Cyllene main summit 2
Cave on Mount Cyllene 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ziria ⓘ
associatedDeity Hermes ⓘ
associatedNymph Maia ⓘ
associatedWithMyth birth of Hermes in a cave on the mountain ⓘ
category Landforms of Corinthia ⓘ
Locations in Greek mythology ⓘ
Mountains of Greece ⓘ
climate Mediterranean mountain climate ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culturalRole important site in Arcadian myth cycle ⓘ
elevation 2374 m ⓘ
about 2374 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasAccessFrom Feneos plateau ⓘ
Trikala ⓘ
surface form: Trikala Corinthias
hasCave mythical cave of Maia ⓘ
hasFeature alpine plateau ⓘ
ski area ⓘ
hasGreekName Κυλλήνη ⓘ
hasMythologicalSignificance birthplace of Hermes ⓘ
home of the nymph Maia ⓘ
hasProminence high prominence in northeastern Peloponnese ⓘ
hasSecondarySummit Mikri Ziria ⓘ
hasSummitName Megali Ziria ⓘ
isInMythologicalRegion Arcadia ⓘ
isOneOfHighestIn Peloponnese ⓘ
locatedIn Corinthia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
northeastern Peloponnese ⓘ
locatedInRegionalUnit Corinthia regional unit ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
mentionedIn Greek mythology ⓘ
Homeric Hymns ⓘ
surface form: Homeric Hymn to Hermes
near Feneos ⓘ
Stymphalia ⓘ
border of Arcadia and Achaea ⓘ
overlooks Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
surface form: Gulf of Corinth region
partOf Arcadian mountains ⓘ
Greek mountains ⓘ
range Peloponnesian mountain ranges ⓘ
sacredTo Hermes ⓘ
topography steep slopes and high plateau ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
winter sports ⓘ
vegetation coniferous forests on slopes ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maia → associatedWith → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Maia → residence → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cave on Mount Cyllene
Hermes → birthplace → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Pleione → associatedWith → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Mother of the Pleiades → residence → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Mother of the Pleiades → associatedWith → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Feneos → nearbyMountain → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Feneos → nearbyMountain → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ziria (Mount Cyllene)
Κυλλήνη → hasAlternativeName → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Corinthia regional unit → contains → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Corinthia regional unit → highestPoint → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Megali Ziria → partOf → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Megali Ziria → highestPointOf → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Mikri Ziria → partOf → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Mikri Ziria → mountainRange → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
Mikri Ziria → prominenceRelativeTo → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mount Cyllene main summit
Mikri Ziria → parentPeak → Mount Cyllene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mount Cyllene main summit
Ziria → traditionalIdentification → Mount Cyllene ⓘ