Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Olympian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Olympic \O*lym"pic\, or Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\, games \games\ .
A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting
of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once
in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ (-an), Olympic \O*lym"pic\ (-p[i^]k), a.
[L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr.
'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique. See {Olympiad}.]
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}, or {Olympics} (Greek Antiq.), 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Olympian
adj 1: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants;
"Olympian plain" [syn: {Olympian}, {Olympic}]
2: or or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose
abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities" [syn: {Olympian}]
3: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters;
"his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian
beauty and serene composure" [syn: {majestic}]
4: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of
exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian
efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young
Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {exceptional},
{prodigious}, {surpassing}]
n 1: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games [syn: {Olympian}]
2: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
[syn: {Olympian}, {Olympic god}]
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