page_title: Taygetus
section_title: Ecology
hierarchical_section_title: Taygetus / Ecology
caption_attribution_description: English: Abies cephalonica forest. Petrouli, Thessalia, Greece, 39°33'29"N 21°29'39"E, 1280m altitude.
context_page_description: The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as "Profitis Ilias", or "Prophet Elias". The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete. During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos.
context_section_description: The slopes of Taygetus are heavily forested, primarily with Greek fir (Abies cephalonica) and black pine (Pinus nigra). Devastating fires in 2005 and 2007 consumed much of the forests on the central west slopes, and only about half remain.
caption: Abies cephalonica, Thessaly
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