Ὀλυμπία

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Ὀλυμπία OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
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Ὀλυμπία, ἡ πρότερον Πῖσα λεγομένη, ἔνθα Ὀλύμπιος Ζεὺς τιμᾶται, ἀφ´ οὗ τὰ Ὀλύμπια ὁ ἀγών. μετὰ συλλαβῆς τὰ τοπικά, Ὀλυμπίαθεν Ὀλυμπίαζε. λέγεται καὶ Ἅρπινα ὡς Νικάνωρ, ἀπὸ τῆς Οἰνομάου μητρός.

Arpina, Olimpia, Ollympia, Olympeia, Olympiathen, ...+3 more">Olympia: formerly called Pisa, where Olympian Zeus is honored, from whom the Olympic Games, the contest, take their name. The local adverbials are formed with an added syllable: Olympiathen, Olympiaze. It is also called Harpina, as Nikanor says, after the mother of Oinomaos.

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