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What was the highest mountain in Greece that the Gods were believed to live?
A
Mount Olympus
B
Taylor Mountain
C
The Unitas
D
The Himalayas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece (the highest peak is 2, 918 m. above sea level), rises on the border of Macedonia and Thessaly, between the provinces of Pieria and Larissa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Greece. The 2, 917-meter (9, 570-foot) summit is the tallest in a mountain chain that runs north into Bulgaria and south into Turkey, via the Cyclades Islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greek mythology says that the Greek gods were living in Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. Like all gods, they were immortal. The imagination of the people would not picture them as eternally young, but each god had a different age.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among the Greek pantheon of gods, the most important were the twelve Olympians. They lived on Mount Olympus, which is located in Northern Greece, between Thessaly and Macedonia.

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