Mount Ida
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Mount Ida is the tallest mountain on the Greek island of Crete, renowned in Greek mythology as a sacred site associated with the upbringing of Zeus.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ sacred mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Rhea ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Curetes ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
hiding of infant Zeus from Cronus
ⓘ
upbringing of Zeus ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate with alpine conditions at high elevations ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| elevation |
2456 metres
ⓘ
8058 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalType | limestone mountain ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Psiloritis mountain range
ⓘ
surface form:
Psiloritis
|
| hasCave |
Idaean Cave
ⓘ
Idaean Cave ⓘ
surface form:
Ideon Cave
|
| hasFauna | Cretan wild goat (kri-kri) in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| hasFlora | Cretan endemic plant species ⓘ |
| hasGreekName |
Ίδη
ⓘ
Ψηλορείτης ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole | birthplace or childhood home of Zeus in some traditions ⓘ |
| hasPeak | Timios Stavros ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark ⓘ |
| hasSnowCover | winter and early spring ⓘ |
| hasSummitChapel | Timios Stavros chapel ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | part of a UNESCO Global Geopark ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
Crete
ⓘ
Heraklion regional unit ⓘ Rethymno regional unit ⓘ Crete ⓘ
surface form:
the island of Crete
|
| isPartOf | Psiloritis UNESCO Global Geopark ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
hiking
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| isSacredIn | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| isSacredTo | Zeus ⓘ |
| isVolcanic | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crete
ⓘ
Municipality of Heraklion ⓘ
surface form:
Heraklion regional unit
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean Sea region
Rethymno regional unit ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Crete
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Crete
|
| mentionedIn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Psiloritis mountain range
ⓘ
surface form:
Psiloritis Mountains
|
| nearestCity |
Heraklion
ⓘ
Rethymno ⓘ |
| overlooks | central Crete ⓘ |
| partOf | Psiloritis mountain range ⓘ |
| region | Crete ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Judgment of Paris