Mythology
Pelion is referred in the greek mythology as the pass of Gods and Heroes. It was hymned by the ancient Greeks for its thick vegetation and mystic beauty. Homer mentions it for the storms, Isiodos for the woods and Evrypides for the rough sea. Dikaiarchos and Pindar describe the weddings of Peleus and Thetis made in one of its tallest peaks. The most famous pelioritic legend is the one with the centaurs. According to it, the centaurs were a tribe of creatures with a man’s head, arms and upper body on a horse’s body and legs. Centaur Chiron was considered the wisest and the strongest of all. He was a famous teacher, having great students like “Achilles” and “Jason”. They say that Jason cut wood of beech from Pelion in order to construct Argo the ship of Argonautic expedition. Chiron’s cavern is supposed to be near Pliasidi and the famous Centaurs’ cave in the village Mouresi.