Ida, mountain range in northwestern Asia Minor (now Turkey), near the site of ancient Troy. A classic shrine, Ida was where Paris passed judgment on the rival goddesses and was the scene of the rape of Ganymede. From its highest peak, about 5,800 feet (1,800 m), the gods are said to have witnessed the Trojan War.
Ida (Ide, Ídhi, or Psiloriti) is also the classical name of the highest mountain (8,058 feet [2,456 m]) of Crete, site of another classic shrine and the cave where Zeus was said to have been reared.