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Olympian

adjective

1.

Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants. Synonym: Olympic.

2.

Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus.

3.

Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters. Synonym: majestic. "Olympian detachment" , "Olympian beauty and serene composure"

4.

Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree. Synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing. "An exceptional memory" , "Olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy" , "The young Mozart's prodigious talents"

noun

1.

An athlete who participates in the Olympic games.

2.

A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans. Synonym: Olympic god.

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... his day believed the statue to commemorate an event which happened in 425, while he himself preferred to connect it with an event of 453. The inscription on the pedestal is indecisive on this point. It runs in these terms: "The Messenians and Naupactians dedicated [this statue] to the Olympian Zeus, as a tithe [of the spoils] from their enemies. Paeonius of Mende made it; and he was victorious [over his competitors] in making the acroteria for the temple." The later of the two dates mentioned by Pausanias has been generally accepted, though not without recent protest. This would ...

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... Aristides, painted pathetic scenes, and was perhaps as remarkable for teaching art to the celebrated Euphranor (fl. 360 B.C.) as for his own productions. Euphranor had great versatility in the arts, and in painting was renowned for his pictures of the Olympian gods at Athens. His successor, Nikias (fl. 340-300 B.C.), was a contemporary of Praxiteles, the sculptor, and was possibly influenced by him in the painting of female figures. He was a technician of ability in composition, light-and-shade, and relief, and was praised for ...

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