Ὄλυμπος

olympos

Olympus

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

400a7
Politics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 5 1339a11–1340b19

1340a9
Ventorum Situs 1
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Chapter 1 973a1–973b25

973b22

Dictionary (LSJ)

Ὄλυμπος, ὁ, Ep. also Οὔλυμπος, metri gr., A. Mount Olympus (in Thessaly, Hdt. 1.56, etc.), conceived to be the seat of the gods, Od. 6.42, but distd. from heaven (οὐρανός), Il. 15.192 sq., cf. 5.867 sq. ; οὐρανὸς Οὔ. τε 5.750 (but = οὐρανός, sky, Od. 20.103, cf. 113) ; Κρονίωνα θεῶν ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ πολυδειράδος Οὐ. Il. 5.754 ; ἑκάστῳ (sc. θεῶν) δώματα καλὰ τέτυκτο κατὰ πτύχας Οὐλύμποιο 11.77, cf. 18.186 : in Att. = οὐρανός, a form of oath, οὐ τὸν Ὄ. S. OT 1088 (lyr.), cf. Ant. 758. II. of other mountains, as in Mysia, Hdt. 1.36, S. Fr. 522, X. Cyn. 11.1 ; in Laconia, Plb. 2.65.8 ; in Elis, Str. 8.3.31 ; in Lycia, Id. 14.3.8, cf. 14.5.7 ; in Cyprus, Id. 14.6.3. III. Adv. Ὄλυμπόνδε, in Hom. always Οὔλυμπόνδε, Il. 1.221, al. :—to, towards Olympus, Pi. O. 3.36, etc. ; Οὐλυμπόθεν, from O., Id. P. 4.214.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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