Mount Titanus or Mount Titanos ( gr, Τίτανος Όρος; la, Titanus Mons) is a mountain of ancient Thessaly, mentioned by

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

in the ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odysse ...

'' as near the ancient city of

Asterium Asterium or Asterion ( grc, τὸ Ἀστέριον) was a city in ancient Thessaly mentioned in the Catalogue of Ships in Homer's ''Iliad'' as belonging to Eurypylus. Homer speaks of "Asterium and the white summits of Titanus – Ἀστέ� ...

. Both Homer and

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note that the mountain's summits are white. The modern peak, Mount Titanos, preserves the ancient name.

References

Geography of ancient Thessaly Titanus Locations in the Iliad {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub