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Ὀλυμπία

olympia

Olympia

Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

Ὀλυμπία (sc. χώρα), ἡ, A. Olympia, district round Pisa and the Elean Olympus, where the Olympic games were held, Hdt. 2.160, 5.22, etc. ; or Pisa itself, Pi. O. 1.7, etc. :—also Οὐλυμπία, ib.3.15. Adv. Ὀλυμπίᾱσι, at Olympia, IG 12.606, Ar. V. 1382, Lys. 1131, Th. 1.143, And. 4.25, Pl. Ap. 36d, D. 21.145, etc. :—also Ὀλυμπίαζε, to Olympia, Th. 3.8, And 1.132,4.26, Thphr. Lap. 16 ; Dor. Ὀλυμπιάνδις Theognost. Can. 163 ; Ὀλυμπίᾱθεν, from Olympia, St.Byz. II. Ὀλύμπια (sc. ἱερά), τά, the Olympic games, or games in honour of Olympian Zeus, Hdt. 1.59, etc. : mostly without the Art., Ὀλύμπια ἄγειν Id. 8.26 ; Ὀ. ἀναραιρηκώς having won at the Olympic games, Id. 6.36 ; Ὀ. νικᾶν (v. νικάω I.1) ; Ὀ. δραμεῖν στάδιον Plu. 2.179d : also with the Art., ποιεῖν τὰ Ὀ. X. HG 7.4.28 ; στέφεσθαι τὰ Ὀ. Luc. Merc.Cond. 13.
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