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Pythian Games  [ˈpɪθɪˌæd] play
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WHAT DOES PYTHIAN GAMES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pythian Games

Pythian Games

The Pythian Games were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games, held every four years at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. They were held in honour of Apollo two years after each Olympic Games, and between each Nemean and Isthmian Games. They were founded sometime in the 6th century BCE, and, unlike the Olympic Games, also featured competitions for art and dance. The art and dance competitions pre-dated the athletic portion of the games, and were said to have been started by Apollo after he killed Python and set up the oracle at Delphi. Otherwise, the athletic events were the same as the Olympic Games. A four-horse chariot race was held in a hippodrome in the plain, not far from the sea, in the place where the original stadium was sited. According to Ovid, in the formative years of growth after the deluge, mother earth accidentally produced a gigantic Python that terrorized the humans. Apollo successfully killed it, though it required almost every arrow from his quiver. To ensure that no one forgot about this heroic deed, he created the Pythian games to commemorate his victory.

Definition of Pythian Games in the English dictionary

The definition of Pythian Games in the dictionary is (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad ((ˈpɪθɪˌæd )).

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ennead
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Gilead
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gwyniad
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ogdoad
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Olympiad
əˈlɪmpɪˌæd
oread
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皮松运动会
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Juegos Píticos
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Pythian Games
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पाइथियन गेम्स
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ألعاب البيثية
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Пифийские игры
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píticos Jogos
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পাইথিয়ান গেমস
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Jeux Pythiques
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Permainan Pythian
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pythian Spiele
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Pythianゲーム
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댈리 게임
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Pythian Games
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Pythian Games
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பைத்தியம் விளையாட்டு
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पायथन गेम
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Pythian Oyunları
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Pythian Giochi
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Pythian Gry
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Пифийские ігри
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Jocuri Pythian
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Πύθια
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Pythiese Spele
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pythiska Spel
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Pythian Games
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYTHIAN GAMES»

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Pindarus: Carmina: ad fidem textus Böckhiani, cum fragmentis ...
The following Account of the Pythian Games i* from " Mr. Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities." Pythian Games (Trffia,) one of the four great national festivals of the Greeks It was celebrated in the neighbourhood of Delphi,  ...
Böckh, Cookelsey, 1851
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A DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES
S*), becs'iae the .tlolian were in роаагашюп of tlie pa saca around Delphi Tbc Pythian games were, according to moat lea-ends, instituted by Apollo himaelf :' other traditions referred them to anrient heroes, auch as Am- phictyon, Adraatus,  ...
‎1843
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A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities, ed. by W. Smith
Some of the ancients date the Mjtition of the Pythian games from this time Ptmt. Cud. p. 533. cd. Bekker), and others say lit henceforth they were called Pythian games. ▻winy to their being under the management of *□ Amphictyons they are  ...
Greek antiquities, sir William Smith, 1842
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pars 1. Odae Olympicae. pars 2. Odae Pythiae
Once the Pythian games were held at Athens, on the advice of Demetrius Poliorcetes, because the Etolians were in possession of the Passes around Delphi. The Pythian games were, according to most legends, instituted by npollv himself: ...
Pindar, 1850
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Thoukydidēs. The history of the Peloponnesian war
DATE OF THE PYTHIAN GAMES. Thucyd. V. 1. At nip iviavo-ioi crnovbal bieXikwro jue'xpt HvdCav. THIS passage has given rise to much controversy. The older interpreters, including Haack, understood it to mean that " the truce " having  ...
Thucydides, Thomas Arnold, 1841
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GCoukudídys@. The history of the Peloponnesian war, with ...
DATE OF THE PYTHIAN GAMES. Thucyd. V. I. At flip hnauvm inrov&ai buXSkum f**XPl HvOlov. THIS passage has given rise to much controversy. The older interpreters, including Haack, understood it to mean that " the truce " having lasted on ...
Thucydides, 1868
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A Commentary on the Fourth Pythian Ode of Pindar
The Occasion of the Ode In the year 462 B. C.1 Arcesilaus IV, king of Gyrene, won the chariot- race at the Pythian Games. This victory was duly celebrated by Pindar in the Fifth Pythian Ode, an epinikion containing most of the familiar elements ...
Bruce Karl Braswell, 1988
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
DATE OF THE PYTHIAN GAMES. THUCYD. V. I. AZ pév e'ma1i¢no¢ owrovdal dzehéhuvro I.¢e'xpl. Hv9[wu. HIS passage has given rise to much controversy. The older interpreters, including Haack, understood it to mean that “the truce ...
Thucydides, Thomas Arnold, 1846
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Archæologiæ Græcæ: or, The antiquities of Greece
Of the Pythian Games. TH E Pjtbian Games were celebrated near Delphi, and are by some thought to have been first instituted by AmfhiSyon, the Son of Deucalion, or by the Council of AmphiHyones. Others refer the first Institution of them to ...
John Potter (abp. of Canterbury.), 1706
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Ancient Greek Athletics
Thereafter, victors in the Pythian Games received a laurel crown, which had to be cut from the tree in Tempe by a boy who had ceremonially reenacted the slaying of the Pytho at Delphi and then went to Tempe for purification. These mythical ...
Stephen G. Miller, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PYTHIAN GAMES»

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Big music events come and go, but sense of community keeps …
The Pythian Games were more of a contest than a festival, but that element remains today in festivals like the Shelburne Fiddle Contest and the Kiwanis Music ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
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My View - Competitive sports: The naked truth!
Besides other competitive sports like the Isthmos, and then the Pythian Games, the Olympics was the best known. Involving the gods, it took a religious ... «The Sun Daily, Jun 15»
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'Curious' sound of mandolin orchestra will be heard in South Hadley …
On this ancient guitar were composed and performed Delphic hymns for the Pythian Games in 128 B.C.. But history or tradition alone can't really account for the ... «Amherst Bulletin, Jan 15»
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Walking in the footsteps of Ancient Greek history
It also hosted the musical contests and drama competitions as part of the six to eight-day religious festival that included the Pythian Games, one of the four ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Nov 14»
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Delphi: A History of the Centre of the Ancient World by Michael Scott …
This fine book tells the story of priestess Pythia and the battles for control of a .... on the administrative council, an invitation to preside over the Pythian Games, ... «The Guardian, May 14»
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Management consultancy! Sculpture park! Sports stadium! The …
But Delphi was more than just an oracle: the Pythian games held there were an important fixture in diplomacy and prestige. And as time went on the monumental ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 14»
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Music festivals rise in popularity
In fact, some historians consider the first music festival to be the musical contests during the Pythian Games of ancient Greece, which date all the way back to the ... «The University of Alabama Crimson White, Mar 14»
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Piano, guitar competitions have classical ancestors
The ancient Greeks were holding organized competitions as early as the sixth century BC, when the Pythian Games were inaugurated at Delphi. Depending on ... «Boston.com, Jun 13»
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Skiing with Greek gods
Delphi (home of Pythia the oracle and venue of the Pythian Games), the Bay of Corinth and the Corcyrean Caves aren't far way. The beach at Kira on the Gulf of ... «Times of Malta, Nov 12»
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The music festival
History tells us the first festival to include music: The Pythian Games in Delphi. The event was founded in the 6th Century BCE and it was a forerunner to the ... «WBEZ, Sep 12»

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