Pelion

American  

[pee-lee-uhn, pee-lee-awn] / ˈpi li ən, ˈpi li ɔn /

noun

1. Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5,252 feet (1,600 meters).

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idioms

1. pile / heap Pelion on Ossa,

   1. to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation.

   2. to engage in vain or futile efforts.

Pelion British  

/ ˈpiːlɪən /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Pílion.  a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly. In Greek mythology it was the home of the centaurs. Height: 1548 m (5079 ft)

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Example Sentences

Hammer, who lived in Pelion, S.C., had been on gabapentin earlier in 2024 at a lower dose to treat shingles nerve pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Landslides closed roads and many elderly residents in the area around Mt Pelion were trapped in their homes.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

The volume of water that fell in Pelion on Tuesday was equal to annual rainfall in London, meteorologist George Tsatrafyllias said on platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

“I think Tim Scott could be a good vice president, but he said he didn’t want to,” said retired engineer Huley Shumpert from Pelion.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023

He took it to Chiron, the wise and kindly old Centaur, to bring up in his cave on Mount Pelion, and told him to call the child Aesculapius.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton