Mount Olympus

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Astronaut theorists suggest that Mt. Olympus was the actual home of powerful extraterrestrial beings whom the Greeks called gods. The mountain served as a base where these otherworldly entities conducted their affairs and interacted with early humans.

What Archaeology Says

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and was sacred to ancient Greek civilization as the mythological home of the twelve Olympian deities. Archaeological evidence shows ancient sanctuaries and settlements on the mountain, but these are consistent with Greek religious practices rather than evidence of extraterrestrial habitation.