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Nemea

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Nemea , city of ancient Greece, in N Argolis. At the temple of Zeus were held the Nemean games, which from 573 BC 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). Author not available, NEMEA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Battle of Nemea
...determined to destroy Sparta's ascendancy after its victory in the Peloponnesian War . The outnumbered Spartans were victorious, crushing first the Athenians and then the Thebans, Corinthians, and Argives. Battle of Nemea Battle of Nemea Battle of Nemea Read more

Nemean lion
Nemean lion in Greek mythology, a monstrous lion which terrorized the Nemea, a wooded district near Argos in ancient Greece, until killed by Hercules as the first of his twelve labours. Read more

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	The Olympics weren't the only ... ; ...There were three other panhellenic games, those at Isthmia and Nemea and the Pythian Games at Delphi, along with the local Panathenaic...men's event), seven times at the Pythian games, nine times at Nemea and ten at Isthmia, and he won countless victories in lesser... Read more

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