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Elis

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A district of Greece, on the W. coast of the Peloponnesus, sacred to all Hellas as the seat of the greatest of the Greek festivals in connection with the Olympian Games, a circumstance which imparted a prestige to the inhabitants.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Elis'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/elis.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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