place
Mount Ossa
Ossa
also: Ὄσσα
A mountain the giants Otus and Ephialtes tried to pile atop Olympus, with Pelion atop that, to reach heaven.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §11.253 Ossa
The mountain Otus and Ephialtes meant to pile on Olympus, with Pelion on top of that, so that heaven itself might be climbed. Apollo killed them before they were fully grown.