Taygetus
Sign in to savethumb|285px|Mount Taygetus seen from Sparta (municipality)|Sparta, located on the east side of the Eurotas rift valley. The fault scarps marking the strike of the Sparta Fault are visible on the eastern face of the mountain. The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus () is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" (Elijah).
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Mount Taygetus
- Mountain.other_name
- ΤαΰγετοςProfitis Ilias (HP)
- Mountain.photo
- Taygetos Ilias 1.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2405
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2344
- Mountain.map
- Greece
- Mountain.map_caption
- Greece
- Mountain.map_size
- 270
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.location
- Peloponnese, Greece
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hike, some rock scrambling
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- Geography
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- See also
- References
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- External links
thumb|285px|Mount Taygetus seen from Sparta (municipality)|Sparta, located on the east side of the Eurotas rift valley. The fault scarps marking the strike of the Sparta Fault are visible on the eastern face of the mountain. The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus () is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias" (Elijah).
The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated to the nymph Taygete and it was named after her. During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos (Πενταδάκτυλος; Greek for five-fingered, a common name during that period).