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.

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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

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judgment of Paris hasSetting Mount Ida
subject surface form: Judgment of Paris
Crete highestPoint Mount Ida