Olympus

[ uh-lim-puh s, oh-lim- ]

/ əˈlɪm pəs, oʊˈlɪm- /

noun

Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9730 feet (2966 meters).

a mountain in NW Washington: highest peak of the Olympic Mountains. 7954 feet (2424 meters).

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Du Maurier was one of the great names of British theatre, she regarded ‘a summons’ from him to be a ‘bugle call from Olympus.’
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For its own part, KPMG missed a $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japanese company Olympus.
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Henry James stooped from Olympus to examine them; and there was a good deal of excitement abroad as to their future performance.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
It is interesting to watch, as I have done, the yearly migrations of the Albanian shepherds to and from Olympus.
Turkey|Julius R. Van Millingen

Her and Athen saw him where they sat on the top of Olympus, and were wroth.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church
Down she darted from the topmost summits of Olympus, and in a moment she was at the ships of the Achaeans.
The Iliad|Homer
From it is the splendid view over the whole city and far into Asia and the range of Olympus.
Constantinople|William Holden Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for olympus

Olympus

/ (əʊˈlɪmpəs) /

noun

Mount Olympus a mountain in NE Greece: the highest mountain in Greece, believed in Greek mythology to be the dwelling place of the greater gods. Height: 2911 m (9550 ft)Modern Greek name: Ólimbos

Mount Olympus a mountain in NW Washington: highest peak of the Olympic Mountains. Height: 2427 m (7965 ft)

a poetic word for heaven

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