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Nemean

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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.


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After the contest at Chalcis, Hesiod went to Delphi and there was warned that the `issue of death should overtake him in the fair grove of Nemean Zeus.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
No true boy feels that; he would rather go and slay the Nemean lion, or perform any round of heroic labors, than endure perpetual appeals to his pity, for evils over which he can make no conquest.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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