Pelion or Pelium ( Pilio, Ancient/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, Lat: ) is a mountain at the southeastern part of
Thessaly in central
Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the
Pagasetic Gulf and the
Aegean Sea. The
GR-38 runs in the southern portion of the peninsula and the GR-38A runs in the middle.In
Greek mythology, Mount
Pelion (which took its name from the mythical king
Peleus, father of
Achilles) was the homeland of
Chiron the
Centaur, tutor of many ancient Greek heroes, such as
Jason,
Achilles,
Theseus and
Heracles. It was in Mount Pelion, near Chiron's cave, that the marriage of
Thetis and
Peleus took place. The uninvited goddess
Eris, to take revenge for having been kept outside the party, brought a golden apple with the inscription "To the Fairest". The dispute that then arose between the goddesses
Hera,
Aphrodite and
Athene resulted in events leading to the
Trojan War. When the giants
Otus and
Ephialtes attempted to storm
Olympus, they piled Mount Pelion upon Mount Ossa, which became a proverbial
allusion for any huge but fruitless attempt.
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