Olympian

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/

Noun

Greek figuratively

(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.

Japanese Meaning

ギリシャ神話における12柱の主要な神々（または女神）のいずれか。 / 特に、最上位に位置するゼウスをはじめとする神々を指す。

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The poet wrote about an Olympian who intervened in the city's fate.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その詩人は、その都市の運命に介入したギリシャ神話の十二柱の神の一人について書いた。

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Sense（1）

Pauſanias's account is related pretty faithfully there, if we except two errors, one, that Arcas an Olympian mixed ſome Hippomanes with the brazen ſtatue, the other that he caſt a mare. […] We do not find in the author's Latin, that Arcas the Olympian mixed ſome Hippomanes, &c.

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Sense（2）

(philosophy and theology) In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans.

Sense（3）

(figuratively) A person with superior talents or towering achievements.

Olympians

（ plural ）

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