Nemean Games

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in the second and fourth year of each Olympiad.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nemean Games¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

The Nemean Games, celebrated in the forest of Nemea, the scene of his first great labor, were the principal games held in Greece in commemoration of his noble deeds and early death.

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Not long after he competed at the Nemean Games and was victor in the racing.

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Nemean Games, one of the four great national festivals of Greece, and celebrated every other year.

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