placeMountainNature · PlacesA raised landform. Sanctuaries, mines, and later “holy mountain” talk occupy different slopes of the same kind of body.Hellenic religionMountain is associated with Delphi.Delphi sits on Parnassus. The sanctuary is a mountain place in Pausanias’s walk.from Pausanias · Description of Greece, c. 150–180 CEassociated with · sourced · documentedMountain is associated with Cave.A mountain often holds caves. The hollow is a local geology before it is a sanctuary or a tomb.associated with · interpretive · documentedMountain is associated with Stone.A mountain is piled rock. Temples and mines take stone from slopes; the mountain is not a generic “high place” of every cult.associated with · interpretive · documentedMountain is associated with Rain.Slopes catch weather. Rain on a mountain is hydrology before it is a fertility rite.associated with · interpretive · culturally specificsourcesDescription of Greece · PausaniasPausanias, Description of Greece.