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Olympia

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A plain in a valley in Elis, on the Peloponnesus, traversed by the river Alpheus, and in which the Olympic Games were celebrated every fifth year in honour of Zeus, and adorned with temples (one to Zeus and another to Hera), statues, and public buildings.

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