Olympus

Greek gods' home

Olympus is the mountain in Greece where the gods of ancient Greek mythology were said to dwell.

By extension, Olympus refers to any exalted realm or the heights of achievement in a field: She had reached the Olympus of literary fame.

The adjective Olympian describes godlike qualities—lofty, detached, superior: He viewed the controversy with Olympian indifference.

mythology

Zeus

Greek sky god

Apollo · Artemis · Ares · Aphrodite · Hermes · Demeter · Dionysus · Hades · Persephone · Hephaestus

celestial

heaven

Sky or bliss

divine · transcendence · ethereal · immortality · apotheosis · realm · abode · dwelling · sacred · exalted

mountain

summit

Peak or diplomatic gathering

elevation · massif · ridge · alpine · glacier · climbing · ascent · mountaineering · Stefani · plateau

epic

Iliad

Ancient Greek war epic

heroic · saga · legend · Achilles · Odysseus · Hector · Patroclus · Helen · Penelope · Troy

brand

camera

Image capturing device

lens · optics · endoscope · microscope · imaging · PEN · Japanese · equipment

Categories
Opposites
divine vs mortal realm

OlympusEarth

Our world

mortality · terra firma

celestial vs underworld

OlympusHades

Greek afterlife realm

Tartarus · Hell · Erebus · Gehenna · Inferno

elevation and grandeur

Olympusthe bottom

Lowest part underneath

Phrases
Family

Olympian, Olympia, Olympic, Olympians, Mount Olympus

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G