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Thewife | 09:24 Tue 11th Oct 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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What phrase meaning "heap one trouble upon another" derives from giants in Thessaly Greece piling mountains upon each other to reach the abode of the Gods?

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Thanks Thewife.
You've made me realise that I have completely misread this question in the PCP quiz.
Back to the drawing board for me.
20:49 Tue 11th Oct 2005
Avatar Image Peter Pedant
This event - piling mountains - is mentioned in Ovid's metamorphosis book 1. - around about line 100 - quite soon because I got tired.
00:14 Wed 12th Oct 2005
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Heap Pelion on Ossa - Odyssey XI, according to Brewer's dictionary.
00:56 Wed 12th Oct 2005

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