Olympia (Modern Greek: Ολυμπία [oli(m)ˈbi.a]; Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπία [olympí.aː]), officially Archaia Olympia (Greek: Αρχαία Ολυμπία lit. 'Ancient Olympia')...
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Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (born 25 July 1996) is a fashion model, socialite and member of the former Greek royal family. She is the...
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at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and...
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Olympia, a glider built in numbers in the 1940s in the United Kingdom Opel Olympia, a family car Olympia railway station, Olympia, Greece 582 Olympia...
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The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the...
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Stadium at Olympia (also called the Olympia Stadium or the Olympia Stadion) is an ancient stadium at the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece, is located...
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Olympias (Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander...
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ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods. It was the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the...
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in Olympia Capitol Lakefair – Annual festival in Olympia Music of Olympia, Washington Olympia, Greece Port Militarization Resistance USS Olympia, 2 ships...
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Pisa (Ancient Greek: Πῖσα) is a village situated 2.15 kilometres (1.34 mi) to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus...
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Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1936 Summer...
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Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the principal museums of Greece, located in Olympia. It is overseen by the...
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April 2024 until 26 July 2024. After it was lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch then travelled through Greece, arriving at Athens on 26 April. It sailed across...
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Greek Olympics may refer to: Ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece Pythian Games, held in Delphi, Greece Nemean Games, held in Nemea, Greece...
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The Greek Baths in ancient Olympia are the earliest baths in the sanctuary and they are situated on the west side, outside the sacred enclosure of the...
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palaestra at Olympia (Greek παλαίστρ-α, -αι, "wrestling ground or grounds," Latin palaestr-a, -ae, with Greek ἐν Όλυμπία, Latin in Olympia) is the ground...
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Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance...
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Olympic flame (category Athletic culture based on Greek antiquity)
continuity between ancient and modern games. The Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece, several months before the Olympic Games. This ceremony starts the...
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Nike of Paionios (category Olympia, Greece)
Olympia, noting that it was "by Paeonius, a native of Mende in Thrace". The statue was excavated at Olympia in 1875–76, in the area of Elis, Greece....
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Using modern-day countries, two of the wonders were located in Greece, two in Turkey, two...
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Nymphaeum (Olympia) (Latin, Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον), etymologically "home of the nymphs" or water goddesses, at ancient Olympia was the official name...
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Lampeia (redirect from Lambeia, Greece)
municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal...
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documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States. Olympia Dukakis (Greek: Ολυμπία Δουκάκη) was born in Lowell...
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Lasiona, Elis (redirect from Panopoulo, Greece)
the border with Achaea, 20 km north of Olympia, 27 km northeast of Pyrgos and 50 km south of Patras. The Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli) passes...
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Olympia Bonaparte, Princess Napoléon (Olympia Elene Marie; née Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, born 4 January 1988), is the consort of Jean-Christophe...
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Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus) (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
Classical Sites, OLYMPIA Greece". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-16. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Archaeological Site of Olympia". UNESCO World...
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Foloi (redirect from Folói, Greece)
the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 174...
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statue of the goddess Nike Nike of Paionios, a statue of Nike from Olympia, Greece Nike of Paros, a sculpture from Paros Nike of Megara, statue from Megara...
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the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Turkey. Statue of Zeus at Olympia, in Olympia, Greece. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in the city of Ephesus, near present-day...
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Ancient Olympic Games (redirect from Greece olympics)
The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia), or the ancient Olympics, were a series of athletic competitions among representatives...
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