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Ὀλυμπιάς

Ὀλυμπιάς, Olympic (Muse)/games/victory; Olympiad (four years)

Ὀλυμπ-ιάς, άδος, ἡ, = fem. of Ὀλύμπιος,
  • Olympian, epith. of the Muses, Il. 2.491, h.Merc. 450, Hes. Th. 25, 52: then, generally, dweller on Olympus, goddess, Id. Fr. 142.2; Ὀ. βασιλείης, of the Argive Hera, Phoronis 4; Ὀ. Χάριτες Ar. Av. 782; ἤ τις Ὀλυμπιάδων θεᾶν, of the nymphs of the Mysian Olympus, S. Aj. 881 (lyr.).
      • 2 Ὀ. ἐλαῖαι olive-crowns of the Olympic games, Pi. N. 1.17.
    • II as Subst.,
      • 1 the Olympic games, Hdt. 7.206; τῇ Ὀ. νικᾶν Id. 6.103; τὸ κλέος . . τᾶν Ὀλυμπιάδων Pi. O. 1.94, cf. 2.3, al.
      • 2 (sc. νίκη) a victory at Olympia, τοῖσι Λακεδαιμονίοισι Ὀλυμπιάδα προσέβαλε the glory of an Olympic victory, Hdt. 6.70; Ὀλυμπιάδα ἀνελέσθαι win a victory in the Olympic games, ib. 103, cf. 125; νικᾶν Ὀ. Id. 9.33, cf. Simon. 152; later, any victory or triumph, Philostr. VA 4.44.
      • 3 an Olympiad, i.e. the space of four years between the celebrations of the Olympic games, Timae. 21, cf. SIG 557.15 (iii B.C.).

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