TAYGETOS - Looking for the Myth

The Taygetus is a Mountain range on tghe Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece.

The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus,also known as ''Profitis Ilias''2.405m.

The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey.In classical Mythology,it was associated to the Nymph Taygete and it was named after her.

During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century,the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos.

During the era of barbarian invasions, Taygetus served as a shelter for the native population. Many of the villages in its slopes date from this period.

In Medieval times, the citadel and Monastery of Mystras was build on the steep slopes, and became a center of Byzantine civilization and served as the capital of the Despotate of the Morea.

Mystras remains occupied by a tiny religious community.

It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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