The Nemean Games (Greek: Νέμεα or Νέμεια) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were held at Nemea every two years (or every third)...

Olympic Games, which were held at Olympia in honor of Zeus; the Pythian Games, which took place in Delphi and honored Apollo; the Nemean Games, occurring...

overcame the Nemean Lion, and here, during Antiquity, the Nemean Games were held (ending c. 235 BC) and were celebrated in the eleven Nemean odes of Pindar...

and held the first Nemean Games in his honor (other stories cite Heracles' triumph over the Nemean Lion as the cause of the first games). Tydeus won the...

The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes...

known as the Panhellenic Games, which included the Pythian Games, the Nemean Games, and the Isthmian Games. The Olympic Games reached the height of their...

least one set of games every year. The other Panhellenic Games were the Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games, though the Olympic Games, being the oldest...

stopped at Nemea, where they held funeral games for the infant Opheltes, which became the origin of the Nemean Games. Before arriving at Thebes, Adrastus sent...

they were held. As with the Nemean Games, the Isthmian Games were held both the year before and the year after the Olympic Games (the second and fourth years...

Hellenistic period the games migrated to Argos and remained there. The Nemean games became the most remembered and established games out of the four others...

Khelo India Youth Games are the annual national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held in January or February for two categories, namely...

Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took...

The National Games of India consist of various disciplines in which athletes from the different states of India participate against each other. The country's...

The South Asian Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic...

The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans...

The BRICS Games is a yearly multi-sport event organised by the BRICS countries. The event is generally organized by the country which chairs the group...

prizes competed for at the Panhellenic Games – the Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games – the "crown games", each with a different vegetation crown...

The Special Olympics World Games, also known as Special Olympiad, are an international sporting event for participants with intellectual disabilities...

The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete...

the eponymous nymph of Nemea, where Heracles slew the Nemean Lion, and where the Nemean Games were held. From Pausanias we hear that Selene was supposed...

The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event...

On the way to Thebes, Arion competed and finished first in the first Nemean Games. At Thebes, when the battle was lost, Arion quickly spirited his master...

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Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France. The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were...

World Nomad Games (Kyrgyz: Дүйнөлүк көчмөндөр оюндары) are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The...

four years, two years after the Olympic Games, and between each Nemean and Isthmian Games. The Pythian Games were founded sometime in the 6th century...

The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not...

The Island Games (currently known as the NatWest International Island Games for sponsorship reasons) are biennial international multi-sports events organised...

serpent at Nemea. Funeral games were held in the boy's honor, and these were supposed to have been the origin of the Nemean Games. According to Euripides...

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