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!bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2|Taygetus
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Elevation]]:|| 2,410 m (7,900 ft) (Profitis Ilias)
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Latitude]]:||36.954/36°57'15" N
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Longitude]]:||23.352/23°21'5" E
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Location:||eastern [[Messenia]]<br>western [[Laconia]]
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Length:|| approx. 50 km, north to south<br>approx. from 10 to 20 km from east to west
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Easiest route:||climb
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'''Taygetos''' or '''Taygetus''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ταΰγετος), also '''Taigetos''' is a mountain range of the [[Peloponnesus]], Southern [[Greece]], extending about 65 mi (100 km) north from the southern end of [[Cape Matapan]] in the [[Mani Peninsula]]. It rises to about 7,900 ft (2,410 m) at [[Agios Ilias (Taygetus)|Mt. Hagios Ilias]] (Mt. St. Elias). The mountain is named after [[Taygete]]. In the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times and up until the [[19th century]], the mountain was known as '''Pentedaktylos''' (Greek for five fingers). The mountain range includes the prefectures of [[Arcadia]], [[Laconia]] and [[Messenia]].

The valley of the [[Evrotas River]] lies to the east, while the [[Ionian Sea]] lies to the south and west along with the Gulf of Kalamata or the [[Messenian Gulf]] and [[Arcadia]] to the north.

Almost all of the Evrotas valley, the [[Parnon]] mountains and half of Laconia can be seen in the eastern part, the western part's panorama include Kalamata and the eastern half of Messenia and most of the southwestern part of Arcadia can also be seen.

The central part of the mountain range is commonly called Skoteini Plevra which means the dark side because the villages that are in the Taygetus don't receive as much sunshine especially in the morning and the pre-dusk hours. Much of the area are forested and in higher areas, deforested with grasslands, meadows and flowers. The area receives sunshine only during the afternoon hours. The length is about 4 to 5 km and the width is approx. 1 km.

==Geographical features==

*[[Kouakiou]] river
*[[Rintomo]] gorge [http://www.mani.org.gr/en/taigetos/rint/rintomo.htm]
*[[Viros gorge]]

==Places on the Taygetus==

*[[Artemissia (Messenia)|Artemissia]] (pop: 291)
*[[Piges (Messenia)|Piges]] (pop: 103)

==Nearby places==
In order of ascent, example north to south in the west.

*West:
**[[Areopoli]]
**[[Neochori (Messenia) |Neochori]]
**[[Kalamata]]
**[[Pefko (Messenia)|Pefko]]
*North:
**[[Neochori (Arcadia)|Neochori]]
**[[Pellana]]
*East:
**[[Sellasia]]
**[[Sparta]]
**[[Mystras]]
**[[Arna]]
**[[Gytheio]]
*South:
**[[Mani|Mani Peninsula]]

There are a few creeks in the range including two running within GR-82.

As an aside, but unconfirmed there is a naturally occurring pyramid on this mountain, perhaps one of the few naturally occurring pyraminds in the world. Taygetus also has a resort. Climate has cool summers in the central part with snowy winters. Most of the eastern half is grassy while the rest of the mountain is covered with Pine trees.

An ancient road linking [[Messene]] along with the rest of [[Messenia]] and [[Sparta]] ran in the southern part of the mountain in ancient and medieval times. The modern highway is [[Greece Interstate 82]], the Kalamata to Sparti Highway running in the northcentral part with a pass of about 1,060 m. It is the only highway that runs through the Taygetus ranges.

A Trail is situated in the south central part of the range west of [[Mystras]].

==Miscellany==

This is the mountain on which the Spartans would leave their handicapped children to die. In the antiquity, male [[Spartan]] newborns were abandoned here if deemed unfit after examination for vitality.
Most likely, the children were thown off the mountain. Sparta was a warrior city and physical weakness was not tolerated, because of the Spartans way of life.

==External links==

*[http://www.taygetus.com Official website of the Taygetus]
*[http://www.mani.org.gr/en/taigetos/taig1/taig1.htm mani.org.gr on Taygetus]
*http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cee/therevid/2000KCH_3.html
*http://www.gianniskofinas.com/Vouna/t1/taigetos1.htm (in Greek)
*http://www.oreivatein.com/page/mountains/q_z/taygetos/tayget.htm (in Greek)
*http://www.papagiannakos.com/lakonia/taygetus.htm (in Greek)
*http://www.mountains.gr/geographia/taygetos.html (in Greek)
*[http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1222304/taygetus.html Traveljournals.net - Location of Taygetus on worldmap]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=59125 GTP - Taygetus]
*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=23.352&longitude=37.954&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=23.81667&lons1=37.352&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.954,23.352 Google]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.954,23.352&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] - image not yet available

{{Credit wikipedia}}

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 ==Miscellany==
-This is the mountain on which the Spartans would leave their handicapped children to die. In the antiquity, male [[Spartan]] newborns were abandoned here if deemed unfit after examination for vitality.
+This is the mountain on which the Spartans would leave their handicapped children to die. In the antiquity, male [[Sparta]]n newborns were abandoned here if deemed unfit after examination for vitality.
 Most likely, the children were thown off the mountain. Sparta was a warrior city and physical weakness was not tolerated, because of the Spartans way of life.

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