Pythian Games Greek A sacred rite enacted in ancient Greece to honor the ancient serpentmonster, Python, slain by the god Apollo.
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Pythian Games Greek A sacred rite enacted in ancient Greece to honor the ancient serpentmonster, Python, slain by the god Apollo. It was one of the great Hellenic festivals celebrated in Delphi, second only to the Olympic Games in importance.
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- Ixion Greek King of the Lapiths in Thessaly, the largest ancient region of north-central Greece.
- Mycenae Greek An ancient city of Greece situated in Argos, in the northern Peloponnesus.
- Nereids Greek The Nymphs of the sea, specifically the Mediterranean Sea; the daughters of Nereus, an ancient sea god, and Doris, a daughter of Oceanus.
- Oceanids (Oceanides) Greek The many daughters of the two Titan deities, Oceanus, the ancient god of water, and his wife and sister, Tethys.
- Olympic Games Greek The principal athletic meeting of the ancient Greeks held every four years.