Olympian - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: olympianOlympianism
Worship of the Olympian gods esp as a dominant cult or religion...
Chthonian
Designating or pertaining to gods or spirits of the underworld esp relating to the underworld gods of the Greeks whose worship is widely considered as more primitive in form than that of the Olympian gods The characteristics of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and generalized or euphemistic names of the deities which are supposed to have been primarily ghosts...
Dionysia
Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies...
Olympian
Of or pertaining to Olympus a mountain of Thessaly fabled as the seat of the gods or to Olympia a small plain in Elis...
Olympic games
The greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks consisting of athletic games and races dedicated to Olympian Zeus celebrated once in four years at Olympia and continuing five days...
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