39°33′05″N 22°10′37″E / 39.55148°N 22.17704°E / 39.55148; 22.17704 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]

References

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


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