ας (ἡ) territoire d’Olympie, en Élide, près de Pise, où se célébraient les jeux Olympiques, PD. O. 3, 16, etc. ; HDT. 2, 160, etc. ; SOPH. O.R. 900.

➳ Dor. Οὐλυμπία, PD. l. c. ; ion. Ὀλυμπίη, HDT. l. c.

Étym. Ὄλυμπος.

s. LGPN

(sc. χώρα), ἡ, Olympia, district round Pisa and the Elean Olympus, where the Olympic games were held, Hdt. 2.160, 5.22, etc. ; or Pisa itself, Pi. O. 1.7, etc. ; — also Οὐλυμπία, ib. 3.15. Adv. Ὀλυμπίασι, at Olympia, IG1². 606, Ar. V. 1382, Lys. 1131, Th. 1.143, And. 4.25, Pl. Ap. 36d, D. 21.145, etc. ; — also Ὀλυμπίαζε, to Olympia, Th. 3.8, And 1.132, 4.26, Thphr. Lap. 16 ; Dor. Ὀλυμπιάνδις Theognost. Can. 163 ; Ὀλυμπίαθεν, from Olympia, St.Byz. Ὀλύμπια (sc. ἱερά), τά, the Olympic games, or games in honour of Olympian Zeus, Hdt. 1.59, etc. ; mostly without the Art., Ὀλύμπια ἄγειν Id. 8.26 ; Ὀ. ἀναραιρηκώς having won at the Olympic games, Id. 6.36 ; Ὀ. νικᾶν (v. νικάω I. 1) ; Ὀ. δραμεῖν στάδιον Plu. 2.179d ; also with the Art., ποιεῖν τὰ Ὀ. X. HG 7.4.28 ; στέφεσθαι τὰ Ὀ. Luc. Merc. Cond. 13.

Place, proper name

• Sanctuary of Zeus and home of the Olympic games, Archaia Olympia in Eleia Peloponnese. (TOPOS text)