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Athos is a famous peninsula, also known as "Holy Mountain," that extends from the coast of 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.
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'''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>
  
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[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Latest revision as of 23:12, March 26, 2017

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.[1]

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