Ὀλυμπία

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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 honoured, from which the Olympia, the contest. The locatives with a syllable, Olympiathen Olympiaze. Also called Harpina, as Nikanor, from the mother of Oinomaos.

External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.

Text Details

Entry#58
Greek textmeineke (current) · csv_fallback
Source idMeineke 491.5
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-01
Word count30

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Νικάνωρ (Nikanor)FHG III 633 F 8
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ὈλυμπίαOlympia · place · corrected · Q38888
ΠῖσαPisa · place · corrected · Q922329
ΖεύςZeus · deity · corrected · Q34201
Ὀλύμπιαthe Olympic Games · other · corrected · Q38888
Ὀλυμπία(local form) from Olympia · place · corrected · Q38888
Ὀλυμπία(local form) from Olympia · place · corrected · Q38888
ἌρπιναArpina · place · corrected · Q5663572
ΟἰνόμαοςOinomaus · person
Olympia / formerly Pisaplace · sanctuary/town · Elis, Peloponnese · explicit · wikidata: Q3252409 · candidate
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym PersonWhere Olympian Zeus is honored, from whom the Games (the Olympics) take their name.
Morphological CompositionBy syllabic/local (phonological) change: 'Olympiathen' → 'Olympiaze' (showing local morphological forms).
Eponym PersonIt is also said to be Arpina, according to Nicanor, from the mother of Oenomaus (i.e., named after her).
Unclear MetalinguisticFormerly called Pisa.

Links

Place linksOlympia | 📍 Map | Pleiades
Page scanse9783110219630_i1968.jpg
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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
Formula[NO ANTECEDENT] + ἀφ' οὗ + Y (DERIVED NOUN)
formula:85dbc02f91e20d41
Translate as "as per 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (MASCULINE ETYMON) + ἀφ' οὗ + Y (DERIVED NOUN)
formula:04e9b95236efcdc4
Translate as "X... from/after whom is 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (NEUTER ETYMON) + ἀφ' οὗ + Y (DERIVED NOUN)
formula:36c80425f64385f6
Translate as "X... from which is Y" or "X... as per 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (nominative PROPER NOUN)... + ἀπό + Y (genitive ARTICLE + genitive ETYMON)
formula:8856d9e4780f3c74
Translate as "X... from the form 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (nominative) + ὡς + Y (nominative HOMOMORPH)
formula:1bb0974b95264dde
Translate as "'X' as in 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive PEOPLE)
formula:0a6d211492d74a05
Translate as "a X of the Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · medium confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · medium confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaY (EPITHET) + X (DEITY)
formula:e59d8efd6da15c82
Translate as "X Y"
Domain: PROPER NOUNS & EPITHETS		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossτοπικά τά
gloss:dc551500540a4364
locative term
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
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Herodian overlaps

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Last updated: 2026-10-12 09:39:03 UTC