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    Olympia (Modern Greek: Ολυμπία [oli(m)ˈbi.a]; Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπία [olympí.aː]), officially Archaia Olympia (Modern Greek: Αρχαία Ολυμπία; Ancient Greek:...
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    Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (born 25 July 1996) is a fashion model, socialite and member of the former Greek royal family. She is the...
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    at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and...
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    The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the god Zeus. The temple, built in the second quarter of the...
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  • Olympia, a glider built in numbers in the 1940s in the United Kingdom Opel Olympia, a family car Olympia railway station, Olympia, Greece 582 Olympia...
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    The stadium at the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece, is located to the east of the sanctuary of Zeus. It was the location of many of the sporting...
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    ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods. It was the oldest temple at Olympia and one of the...
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  • April 2024 until 26 July 2024. After it is lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch will then travel through Greece, arriving at Athens on 26 April. It will sail...
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    Olympias (Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander...
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  • Pisa (Ancient Greek: Πῖσα) is a village situated 2.15 kilometres (1.34 mi) to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus...
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    Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was invented by the Nazis and...
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    Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat and most populous city of Thurston County. The Squaxin and other Coast Salish...
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  • Olympic flame (category Athletic culture based on Greek antiquity)
    Several months before the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends...
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    Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the principal museums of Greece, located in Olympia. It is overseen by the...
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  • Olympia Bonaparte, Princess Napoléon (Olympia Elene Marie; née Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg, born 4 January 1988), is the consort of Jean-Christophe...
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    palaestra at Olympia (Greek παλαίστρ-α, -αι, "wrestling ground or grounds," Latin palaestr-a, -ae, with Greek ἐν Όλυμπία, Latin in Olympia) is the ground...
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    Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Using modern-day countries, two of the wonders were located in Greece, two in Turkey, two...
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    Lampeia (redirect from Lambeia, Greece)
    municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal...
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    Nymphaeum (Olympia) (Latin, Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον), etymologically "home of the nymphs," or water goddesses, at ancient Olympia was the official name...
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    Olympic Games (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin...
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    documentary about her life, titled Olympia, was released theatrically in the United States. Olympia Dukakis (Greek: Ολυμπία Δουκάκη) was born in Lowell...
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    The ancient Olympic Games (Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia) were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were...
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    Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an...
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    the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Turkey. Statue of Zeus at Olympia, in Olympia, Greece. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in the city of Ephesus, near present-day...
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  • statue of the goddess Nike Nike of Paionios, a statue of Nike from Olympia, Greece Nike of Paros, a sculpture from Paros Nike of Megara, statue from Megara...
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    of ancient Greek temples covers temples built by the Hellenic people from the 6th century BC until the 2nd century AD on mainland Greece and in Hellenic...
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    Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus) (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    Classical Sites, OLYMPIA Greece". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-16. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Archaeological Site of Olympia". UNESCO World...
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    Nike of Paionios (category Olympia, Greece)
    Olympia, noting that it was "by Paeonius, a native of Mende in Thrace". The statue was excavated at Olympia in 1875–76, in the area of Elis, Greece....
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    of Olympia, c.425-420 BC. Parian marble statue of Nike, 2.115m but once reached a height of 10.92m. Olympia Archeological Museum, Olympia, Greece. Photograph...
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  • Greek Olympics may refer to: Ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece Pythian Games, held in Delphi, Greece Nemean Games, held in Nemea, Greece...
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