Nemea

[ nee-mee-uh ]

noun

1. a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.

Nemea

/ nɪˈmiːə /

noun

1. (in ancient Greece) a valley in N Argolis in the NE Peloponnese; site of the Nemean Games, a Panhellenic festival and athletic competition held every other year

Other Words From

• Ne·me·an [ni-, mee, -, uh, n, nee, -mee-], adjective

Example Sentences

When the army was collected they set out for Nemea, which was at this time governed by king Lycurgus.

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But during his pause at Nemea those who shared the opposite policy had time to converge on Mantinea.

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The men of Sicyon alone ventured to meet him at Nemea, and them he overthrew in a pitched battle, and erected a trophy.

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"If Aristophon chose to paint him side by side with the beautiful Nemea, it is no fault of his," said Eudora.

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Yet the Nemea and Isthmia acquired a celebrity not much inferior; the Olympic prize counting for the highest of all.

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