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Why was Mount Olympus important to the greeks

Why was Mount Olympus important to the greeks
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Why was Mount Olympus important to the greeks

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Because they believe that on top of the mountain was Zeus, and all of the gods whom sometimes walked down looking like them. Hope i helped :)
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Ancient Greeks believed that Zeus, king of the gods, and his family of deities dwelt on Mount Olympus, but they regarded the mountain more as a figurative space for these gods and goddesses than an actual location on earth.
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