Niphates

{{Short description|Fictional mountain chain in Armenia}}

{{about||the person|Niphates (Persian general)|the genus|Niphates (sponge)}}

Niphates is a mountain chain in Armenia that John Milton uses in Paradise Lost iii. 742 as Satan's landing spot upon Earth.{{cite book|title=The Satanic Epic|first=Neil|last= Forsyth|publisher=Princeton University Press|year= 2003|isbn=0-691-11339-4}} Milton is noted for his extensive use of obscure geographical references in his works.