Olympus Rage by Dead Vulture published on 2016-10-01T19:46:41Z There are multiple theories for the origin of the name Olympus. It has been suggested that it means "sky", "bright", "high" or "rock". One theory holds that Olympus is a prehellenic toponym that simply means "mountain".[citation needed] In Ottoman times, the Turkish name for the mountain was "Semavat Evi", meaning "sky house".[6] Genre Electronic