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Ὀλύμπιος

olympios

Olympian, of Olympus, dwelling on Olympus

Appears 31 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

Ὀλύμπιος, ον, A. Olympian, of Olympus, dwelling on Olympus, epith. of the gods above, Il. 1.399, 20.47 ; οἱ Ὀ. Men. Sam. 187 ; esp. of Zeus, who is called simply Ὀλύμπιος in Il. 18.79, 22.130, al., Hes. Op. 474, etc. ; so Ζεὺς πατὴρ Ὀ. S. Tr. 275 : in Prose, ὁ Ζεὺς ὁ Ὀ. Th. 2.15, IG 12.39.35, 22.112.7 ; μὰ τὸν Δία τὸν Ὀ. Ar. Nu. 817 ; Ζεὺς ὁ Ὀ. Th. 3.14 ; ὁ Ὀ. Ζεύς Pl. R. 583b ; τοι Δι Ὀλυνπιοι SIG 9.6 (Elis, vi B. C.) ; Ὀ. ἀστήρ Opp. H. 4.315 ; ἕδρη IG 9(1).882.1 (Corc.) : applied by Com. to Pericles, Ar. Ach. 530, cf. Cratin. 71, Telecl. 17 ; also Ὀ. δώματα the mansions of Olympus, Il. 1.18, al., Hes. Th. 75.
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