Mount Taygetus
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Mount Taygetus is a prominent mountain range in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece, known for its rugged peaks, rich mythology, and historical significance in ancient Sparta.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taygetus mountain range | 12 |
| Taygetus | 4 |
| Mount Taygetus canonical | 3 |
| Taygetos | 2 |
| Taygetus Mountains | 2 |
| Taygetus range | 2 |
| Mount Taygetus (mythological) | 1 |
| Taygetus mountains | 1 |
| Taygetus peaks | 1 |
| Taÿgetus | 1 |
| Όρος Ταΰγετος | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mount Taygetus
ⓘ
surface form:
Taygetos
Mount Taygetus ⓘ
surface form:
Taÿgetus
|
| ancientName |
Mount Taygetus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Taygetos
|
| associatedWith |
Spartan military training
ⓘ
Spartan polis ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan society
|
| biodiversity |
Mediterranean fauna
ⓘ
endemic plant species ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean with alpine characteristics at high elevations ⓘ |
| contains |
Langada Pass
ⓘ
Oinountas River sources ⓘ Vyros Gorge ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
subject of Greek legends and folklore
ⓘ
symbol of Spartan endurance ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2404 m
ⓘ
approximately 7890 ft ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Mesozoic Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesozoic
|
| hasRoadPass | Sparta–Kalamata road via Langada Pass ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Profitis Ilias ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep gorges
ⓘ
dense forests ⓘ historical significance in ancient Sparta ⓘ rich Greek mythology ⓘ rugged peaks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
Southern Greece ⓘ
surface form:
southern Greece
|
| mountainRangeType | limestone massif ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Artemis
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ Taygete ⓘ
surface form:
nymph Taygete
|
| near | Sparta ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Kalamata
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Eurotas River
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurotas River valley
Laconian plain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Natura 2000 network
ⓘ
surface form:
Natura 2000 protected areas network
Pindus Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Pindus–Peloponnese mountain system
|
| popularFor |
hiking
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
| region |
Laconia
ⓘ
Messenia ⓘ |
| vegetation |
conifer forests
ⓘ
maquis shrubland ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetos
this entity surface form:
Taÿgetus
this entity surface form:
Taygetos
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountains
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Mount Taygetus (mythological)
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
subject surface form:
Profitis Ilias (Taygetus)
this entity surface form:
Taygetus
subject surface form:
Profitis Ilias (Taygetus)
this entity surface form:
Taygetus
subject surface form:
Profitis Ilias (Taygetus)
this entity surface form:
Taygetus range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus Mountains
this entity surface form:
Taygetus peaks
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus mountain range
this entity surface form:
Taygetus Mountains