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Olympius

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Ο᾿λύμπιος, i.e. Olympian), one of the chief epithets of the Greek deity Zeus, so called from Mount Olympus in Thessaly, the abode of the gods (2 Maccabees 6:2). (See JUPITER).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Olympius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​o/olympius.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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