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

Their holiday home in the resort of Potistika, near Mount Pelion, was washed into the sea by flash floods brought by Storm Daniel on 6 September.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2023

Some 10 people were trapped on the banks of a torrent in southern Pelion, Michalis Mitzikos, a local mayor, told Skai television.

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

They threatened that they would pile Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa and scale the heights of heaven, as the Giants of old had piled Ossa on Pelion.

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