Sacred mountains
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Sacred mountains are mountains sacred to certain religions. They are sacred and religious objects, usually with many myths and legends. For many, the most symbolic aspect of a mountain is the peak because it is believed that the higher a mountain is, the closer it is to heaven or any other celestial body. Almost all religions have some sacred mountains - either holy themselves (like Mount Olympus in Greek mythology) or related to famous events (like Mount Sinai in Judaism and descendant religions). In some cases the sacred mountain is purely mythical, like the Hara Berezaiti in Zoroastrianism. Volcanos were also considered as sacred mountains, such as Mount Etna in Italy, which was believed to be the home of Vulcan the Roman god of fire.
Sacred mountains
- Mount Aqraa (Zaphon)
- Mount Ararat - alleged by some to be the site of Noah's ark and holy to the Armenian Apostolic Church.
- Mount Athos - also known as the Holy Mountain, Greece
- Black Hills
- Burkhan Khaldun - Khentii Province, Mongolia
- Mount Everest
- Mount Fuji
- Mount Gerizim - as claimed taught to be the location of the Holies of Holies by God to the Samaritans.
- Mount Kailash, sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bön.
- Laoshan
- Mauna Loa/Mauna Kea- volcanic eruptions were thought to be a result from the Hawaiian Goddess of fire Pele (deity) when in argument with her siblings
- Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu, and other mountains were sacred to the Inca locals.
- Nanda Devi - also known as Bliss-Giving Goddess, Republic of India/Greater Nepal
- Mount Makiling, Mount Arayat, and Mount Lantoy, of the Philippines, and their protectors, Maria Makiling being the protector of Mount Makiling
- Mount Banahaw, Mount San Cristobal- The Holiest place in the Philippince, Termed as the yin and yang mountain.
- Mount Tralala- A sacred hidden mountain
- Mount of Olives
- Phnom Kulen
- Mount Shasta
- Sulayman Mountain
- Teide - instead of creating the world for aboriginal guanches, Spain
- Uluru - also known as Ayers Rock, Australia
- Mount Vesuvius
- Mount Zion together with Mount Sinai and Mount Ararat the sacred mountains of the Tewahedo tradition.
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