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 body of an elderly woman was recovered close to a seaside community in the southern Pelion area near the port city of Volos on the Pagasetic Gulf on Wednesday, the fire brigade said.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

The system was developed and launched with help from Pelion S.A.,

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

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