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Ne·me·a

 (nē′mē-ə)
A valley of the northern Peloponnesus in southern Greece. According to legend, Hercules slew a monstrous lion here as the first of his 12 labors.
Ne′me·an adj. & n.
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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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Ne•me•a

(ˈni mi ə)

n.
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
Ne•me•an (nɪˈmi ən, ˈni mi-) adj.
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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.' 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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Ancient Nemea is a 45-minute drive away, linked to the Nemean lion, which he killed.
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Half a carafe of house wine to complement the Bass and Bream, a full bottle of Nemea for the kebabs, kalamari, souvlaki and lamb's head -- they strip it from the bone; I swear I've not had better, a little chilled Petritis with the snails that are served with the traditional dipping dish of wine vinegar.
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Name of sensor Count Description Dionaea 74731 Honeypot Kippo 19132 Honeypot Nemea 2847552 Set of detectors LaBrea 66561368 Honeypot Fail2Ban 4606 Detector HostStats 1252748 NetFlow Analyzer Flowmon ADS 446 Monitoring tool IntelMQ 1687132 Security feeds collector Sentinel 1650 Endpoint security ftas 1836 NetFlow Analyzer Other 15484 For example, Warden filter sender Table 2: Significant key in IDEA format.
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Games and sanctuaries in ancient Greece: Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, Nemea, Athens.
Religious meaning and political role of the Olympic agones in the archaic and classical periods/O sentido religioso e a funcao politica dos agones de Olimpia nas epocas arcaica e classica
Only a generation before Isocrates, Pindar composed odes and choral songs in honor of victors of the most prestigious athletic contests, the Great Games, held in Olympia and Delphoi every four years, and in Nemea and Isthmus every two years.
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