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A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.
A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White Mountains.
A large mass of rock projecting abouve surrounding terrain.
" A steep-sided topographic elevation larger than a hill; also a single prominence forming part of a ridge or mountain range. "
Keywords:
Symbol,
Propitiatory,
Parnassus,
Popocatepetl,
Himavat
A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk; a large quantity.
Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
A frequent feature in the symbolic landscape of myth, e.g., Mount Sinai, Olympus, Parnassus, Himavat. These are sacred mountains, sources of divine energy. Volcanoes (Popocatepetl, Etna, etc.) are a variant emphasizing the destructive potential of this energy, a likely motive for propitiatory rites.
a great mass and symbolizes something of great quantity
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