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The mountain range which runs from northwest to southeast between the Euxine (Black Sea) and the Caspian Sea; the highest peak is Mount Elbrus which rises to a height of 18,480 feet (5,633 meters).
When Prometheus stole fire and gave it to the mortal humans, Zeus had him chained to the Caucasus Mountains until Herakles (Heracles) freed him.
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