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The name of the mountains is derived from the Greek word Pontus (Πόντος [Póntos]), which means 'sea'.The Pontic Mountains, or "Pontus Mountains" (Πόντος Όρη [Póntos Óri]) in Greek, stretch along the southern coast of the Black Sea, known in antiquity as the "Euxine Sea" or simply Pontus Euxinus (Πόντος Εὔξεινος [Póntos Éfxeinos]).
Bear Butte is a geological laccolith feature located near Sturgis, South Dakota, United States, that was established as a State Park in 1961. An important landmark and religious site for the Plains Indians tribes long before Europeans reached South Dakota, Bear Butte is called Matȟó Pahá, [2] or Bear Mountain, by the Lakota, or Sioux.
Parys Mountain (Welsh: Mynydd Parys) is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales. Originally known as Trysclwyn, the high ground is reputed to have gained its current name when it was given to Robert Parys , Chamberlain of North Wales by Henry IV . [ 1 ]
The Cone Nebula, sometimes referred to as the Jesus Christ Nebula because of its resemblance to the popular depictions of Jesus with his hands in a prayer position.. People have been found to perceive images with spiritual or religious themes or import, sometimes called iconoplasms or simulacra, in the shapes of natural phenomena.
Tassili n'Ajjer is a plateau in south-eastern Algeria at the borders of Libya and Nigeri, covering an area of 72,000 km 2. [2] It ranges from east-south-east to Its highest point is the Adrar Afao that peaks at 2,158 m (7,080 ft), located at
Ekur is one of the names for the earth, but is applied more particularly to that part of the mountain, also known as E-khar-sag-kurkura (É.ḪAR.SAG.KUR.KUR-'a' "house of the mountain of all lands") where the gods were born. Before the later speculative view was developed, according to which the gods, or most of them, have their seats in ...
Heraclides Ponticus and Antimachus in contrast identified the Riphean Mountains with the Alps, and the Hyperboreans as a Celtic tribe (perhaps the Helvetii) who lived just beyond them. [19] Aristotle placed the Riphean mountains on the borders of Scythia, and Hyperborea further north. [20] Hecataeus of Abdera and others believed Hyperborea was ...
Mount Helicon (Ancient Greek: Ἑλικών; Greek: Ελικώνας) is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, [1] celebrated in Greek mythology.With an altitude of 1,749 metres (5,738 ft), it is located approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth.