Kyllini

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Kyllini, also known as Mount Ziria, is a prominent mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese region of Greece, noted in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes.

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Kyllini canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
alsoKnownAs Mount Ziria
appearsInWork ancient Greek literary sources about Hermes
associatedWithDeity Hermes
country Greece
culturalSignificance important site in ancient Arcadian cult of Hermes
elevation 2376 m
about 2370 m
hasAlternativeName Ziria
hasAlternativeTransliteration Kyllene
hasCave cave of Hermes
linked to: Cave of Hermes
hasClimate Mediterranean mountain climate
hasFeature alpine meadows
forested slopes
karstic formations
plateaus
hasGreekName Κυλλήνη
hasProminence prominent mountain in northeastern Peloponnese
hasSkiCenter Ziria ski center
linked to: Ziria ski area
hasSummit Simio summit
highestPointOf Corinthia regional unit
locatedIn Corinthia
Peloponnese
northeastern Peloponnese
locatedNear village of Trikala Corinthias
locatedOnContinent Europe
mentionedIn Greek mythology
mountainRange Peloponnese mountains
mythologicalSignificance birthplace of Hermes
near Feneos
Gulf of Corinth
Stymphalia
Trikala Corinthias
partOf Pindus–Peloponnese mountain system
regionHistoricallyAssociatedWith Arcadia
relativeLocation east of Feneos valley
north of Mount Oligyrtos
south of the Gulf of Corinth
west of Mount Helmos
topographicType limestone massif
usedFor hiking
mountaineering
ski touring
vegetation Greek fir
black pine
conifer forests

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ziria alsoKnownAs Kyllini
Mount Ziria alsoKnownAs Kyllini
Cyllene alsoKnownAs Kyllini