Mount Othrys

Mount Othrys was the base of the Titans during the First Titan War and the Second Titan War. In the First War, it was assaulted by the Olympians, where Zeus used Kronos' Scythe to cut him into a thousand pieces, and cast him into Tartarus.
== Appearance ==
Kronos' Palace on Mount Othrys was so huge and terrifying, that even Zeus' "jaw dropped" after seeing it for the first time. The palace itself, which reminds Percy of a very oversized mausoleum, is made completely from black marble, which, according to Percy, made it both "terrible and beautiful, made of fear and shadow." The palace's glimmering black towers reached the clouds, like "greedy fingers, reaching out for the stars." Percy describes the Mist surrounding Mount Othrys as more powerful than usual, like a veil, between him and the lower half of the mountain.
As for the interior, the main pavilion is ringed with Greek columns, the floor is polished black marble (which is pure black and shiny, like a mahogany piano), and a cold wind always blows down the hallway. Greek Fire burns all day long in braziers along the walls, which glow against the marble floor. In-between the braziers are black marble statues of the Elder Titans. In the main hall, the huge Black Throne of Kronos (which Jason topples in The Last Olympian, as revealed in The Lost Hero) is located. In Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, the throne is described as being cut out of a gigantic piece of pure black obsidian, and encrusted with gold and diamonds. In the graphic novel adaptation, a large chamber contains a turret-like podium and one room contains Kronos' Sarcophagus with stone floors.
== Trivia ==
* As revealed in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Kronos' Palace on Mount Othrys was built by the Elder Cyclops, and the Hekatonknieres, all of whom Kronos had initially freed from Tartarus.
* Mount Othrys is the birthplace of all of the Elder Olympians, except for Zeus.    
* Even though the Titans' stronghold on Mount Othrys is destroyed, Atlas is still left to hold the sky right next to it.
* As shown in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Kronos' palace on Mount Othrys looks so terrifying, that even Zeus' "jaw dropped" when he first saw it.    
* Annabeth said that she could not live in San Francisco because Mount Othrys is right there, and it is not safe for a demigod to live there. This would have been a cover up as Camp Jupiter is located in that area.
* While Greek demigods thought that Mount Othrys just crumbled into ruins, Roman demigods thought that Kronos just disappeared, but actually the Greeks destroyed Kronos and his army, and the Romans destroyed Mount Othrys.
* The entrance to Camp Jupiter is based in San Francisco so the Roman demigods can keep an eye on Mount Othrys.
* In Greece, the original Mount Othrys is located a few kilometers south of Mount Olympus, but in America it is located on the other side of the country. This is probably so that the Titans could gain their strengths and build their palace far away from Olympus.
* It was originally taller than Mount Olympus, but after Zeus sheared the top off with a lightning bolt, Mount Olympus is now taller than Mount Othrys.
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