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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the highest mountain in Greece and home to the gods and goddesses?
A
Mount Olympus
B
Zeus’ Peak
C
Mount Athena
D
Sparta Point
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mount Olympus, Modern Greek Ólympos, mountain peak, the highest (9, 570 feet [2, 917 m]) in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Gulf of Thérmai (Modern Greek: Thermaïkós) of the Aegean Sea and lies astride the border between Macedonia (Makedonía) and Thessaly (Thessalía).

Detailed explanation-2: -Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece (the highest peak is 2, 918 m.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mount Olympus in Macedonia is the highest mountain in Greece, reaching a height of 2, 917 m (Mytikas peak). Olympus is world-famous as the home of the Greek gods. This is why they were also called the Olympian Gods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Olympus Mons is about two and a half times Mount Everest’s height above sea level. It is one of the largest volcanoes, the tallest planetary mountain, and approximately tied with Rheasilvia as the tallest mountain currently discovered in the Solar System.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mount Olympus, at 7, 980 feet (2, 430 m), is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of western Washington state, US.

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