| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,918,046,559 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Nemea |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
Nemea (nē`mēə, nĭmē`ə), city of ancient Greece, in N Argolis. At the temple of Zeus were held the Nemean games, which from 573 B.C. were one of the four Panhellenic festivals; the games were held in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad. Of Pindar's odes, 11 celebrate Nemean victories. The temple and palaestra have been excavated. Nemea is also the name of a river that formed the boundary of Corinth and Sicyon (near modern Sikión).
Nemea (in ancient Greece) a valley in N Argolis in the NE Peloponnese; site of the Nemean Games, a Panhellenic festival and athletic competition held every other year Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Mentioned in | ? | References in classic literature | ? | Encyclopedia browser | ? | Full browser | ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No references found | Avoiding therefore Nemea on the Isthmus of Corinth, to which he supposed the oracle to refer, Hesiod retired to Oenoe in Locris where he was entertained by Amphiphanes and Ganyetor, sons of a certain Phegeus. |
Nemea |
Nemazene Nemazene Nemazene NEMB NEMBA NEMBC NEMBR Nembutal Nembutal Nembutal Sodium Nembutal Sodium Nembutal Sodium Nembutsu Buddhism NEMC NEMCA NEMCAR NEMCC Nemce NEMCH Nemchinov, Vasilii Nemchinov, Vasilii Sergeevich NEMCI NEMCO Nemcová, Božena Nemcova, Bozena Némcová, Bozena NEMD NEMDA NEMDA NEMDCO Nemea Nemea Valley Archaeological ProjectNemea, Battle Nemea, Greece Nemea, Greece Nemean Nemean Nemean Games Nemean Games Nemean lion Nemean lion Nemean-lion Nemean-lion NEMEB Nemec, Bohumil Némec, Bohumil Nemecká Demokratická Republika Nemecká Spolková Republika Nemed Nemeian-lion Nemeian-lion Nemencine Nemenciné Nemenda nemere Nemerov, Howard Nemertea Nemertea nemertean nemertean Nemertean worm | |||||||
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|