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Olympian

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One of the main Greek gods who live on Mount Olympus

noun
/oʊˈlɪp.i.ən/

Literature

: dios olímpico

The twelve Olympians, each representing different aspects of life, were thought to reside atop Mount Olympus.

Examples

Rhea hooks up with Cronus to beget seven offspring, who form a gang with five other gods to become the original twelve Olympians.

Blog text (30)
The games were once your fellow Olympians' answer to war.

Without Limits (1998)
Olympians would be forced to choose sides.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
It was called Olympia, so that we were, one and all, Olympians.

Fiction book (2000)
And there are these Olympian gods like Zeus and Hera and Aphrodite and Aries and Athena.
In ancient Greek mythology, the Olympian gods like Zeus and Hera were worshipped for their power and influence.
Many stories feature battles among the Olympians, showcasing their supreme authority over mortals.

Synonyms

Greek deity

vsOlympian

Literature

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A god or goddess from ancient Greece who people worship

is narrower, naming the twelve principal figures who live on Mount Olympus

Olympic god

vsOlympian

Literature

8.3

A main god in ancient Greek myths who lives on Mount Olympus

has identical meaning but is the established traditional term

Compounds

Olympian Games

7.2

An ancient Greek festival at Olympia with sports and religious ceremonies held every four years to honor Zeus

Olympian Zeus

Literature

9.9

A large seated statue of the god Zeus made in ancient Greece

Surface Forms

Olympian singular

Olympians plural

Morphology

Olympian = Olympus (transparent) = Olympus + ian

A standard adjectival/denominal formation meaning 'of or belonging to Olympus'; the noun sense 'a god of Olympus' follows directly.

Etymology

Olympian was the name for one of the main gods and comes from Mount Olympus, the home of those gods, so an Olympian is 'one of the gods' or a powerful god.