Pelion

American  

[pee-lee-uhn, pee-lee-awn] / ˈpi li ən, ˈpi li ɔn /

noun

1. Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5,252 feet (1,600 meters).

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idioms

1. pile / heap Pelion on Ossa,

   1. to make matters worse; aggravate or compound a situation.

   2. to engage in vain or futile efforts.

Pelion British  

/ ˈpiːlɪən /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Pílion.  a mountain in NE Greece, in E Thessaly. In Greek mythology it was the home of the centaurs. Height: 1548 m (5079 ft)

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Example Sentences

Hammer, who lived in Pelion, S.C., had been on gabapentin earlier in 2024 at a lower dose to treat shingles nerve pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Their holiday home in the resort of Potistika, near Mount Pelion, was washed into the sea by flash floods brought by Storm Daniel on 6 September.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2023

Some 10 people were trapped on the banks of a torrent in southern Pelion, Michalis Mitzikos, a local mayor, told Skai television.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2023

“I think Tim Scott could be a good vice president, but he said he didn’t want to,” said retired engineer Huley Shumpert from Pelion.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023

He took it to Chiron, the wise and kindly old Centaur, to bring up in his cave on Mount Pelion, and told him to call the child Aesculapius.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton