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Greek mythology
'''Athos''' is a famous peninsula, also known as "Holy Mountain" or "Garden of the Virgins" that extends from the coast of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] into the [[Aegean Sea]], terminating in Mount Athos. There have been twenty Orthodox ([[Christian]]) monasteries located on Athos, safeguarding important historical manuscripts and works of art. Only males are allowed entrance; even female domesticated animals are forbidden, with the exception of chickens who provide fresh egg yoke necessary for the paint in iconography.
'''Athos''' is one of the Gigantes in [[Greek mythology]]. He threw a huge rock at Poseidon but missed and it came down at the south of the [[Oros Athos]] peninsula where now lies [[Mount Athos]] or the Holy Mountain.<ref>http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/athos.html</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Greek Mythology]]
[[Category:Geography]]