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Nemea

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Ne·me·a  (nm-)
A valley of northern Argolis in ancient Greece. Its temple of Zeus was the site of the Nemean games after 573 b.c.
Neme·an adj. & n.
Nemea [nɪˈmiːə]
n
(Placename) (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
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Noun1.NemeaNemea - a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil


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Avoiding therefore Nemea on the Isthmus of Corinth, to which he supposed the oracle to refer, Hesiod retired to Oenoe in Locris where he was entertained by Amphiphanes and Ganyetor, sons of a certain Phegeus.
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