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Mount Titanus

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39°33′05″N 22°10′37″E Mount Titanus or Mount Titanos (Greek: Τίτανος Όρος; Latin: Titanus Mons) is a mountain of ancient Thessaly, mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as near the ancient city of Asterium.[1] Both Homer and Strabo note that the mountain's summits are white.[2] The modern peak, Mount Titanos, preserves the ancient name.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.711.
  2. [2]
    Strabo. Geographica. Vol. 9.5.18. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. [3]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.


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