The Ourea

The Ourea were the Greek primordial gods of mountains.

Depiction
The Ourea were depicted as old and bearded men who were rising from a crack in a mountain.

Abode
The Ourea were primordial gods of mountains. Each mountain had its own god.

Names

 * Aetna: the goddess of the Sicilian volcano.
 * Athos: the god of a mountain of Thrace.
 * Cithaeron: the god of a mountain of Boeotia.
 * Helicon: the god of a mountain of Boeotia.
 * Nysus: the god of a mythical mountain.
 * Olympus: the god of a mountain in Phrygia.
 * Oreus: the god of Mounth Othrys.
 * Parnes: the god of a mountain between Boeotia nad Attica.
 * Tmolus: the god of a mountain in Lydia.

Other Names

 * The Montes (in Roman mythology)