by Anja Heij / AeonGlobe.com

Twenty mountains on planet Earth bear the name Olympus,
being the dwelling of the gods. On Mount Olympus burns the eternal fire
of creation and this sign of a bond between the gods and the humans is
kept alive and still spread around as the flame on the Olympic Games.
In the region Lycia in Turkey we find a remarkable natural phenomenon:
a high mountain from which small fires spring to 1 to 3 feet high. This
phenomenon has been recorded for at least 4000 years. One can extinguish
the small fires, but the natural gas inside the mountain will light them
again in minutes. Although the mountain now goes by the Turkish name Tahtali
Dag, in older days it formed part of the Greek civilization, was non-surprisingly
called Mount Olympus, and in the neighbourhood one can visit the ruins
of the ancient city of Olympus (founded around 300 BC). I believe this
is the real Mount Olympus the chronicles speak of.