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<p> A plain in a valley in Elis, on the Peloponnesus, traversed by the river Alpheus, and in which the Olympic [[Games]] were celebrated every fifth year in honour of Zeus, and adorned with temples (one to Zeus and another to Hera), statues, and public buildings. </p> | Olympia <ref name="term_77468" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A plain in a valley in Elis, on the Peloponnesus, traversed by the river Alpheus, and in which the Olympic [[Games]] were celebrated every fifth year in honour of Zeus, and adorned with temples (one to [[Zeus]] and another to Hera), statues, and public buildings. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_77468"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/olympia Olympia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77468"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/olympia Olympia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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