Olympian or Olympians may refer to:
Religion
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Twelve Olympians
upright=1.8, Fragment of a relief (1st century BC1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and s ...
, the principal gods and goddesses in ancient Greek religion
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Olympian spirits, spirits mentioned in books of ceremonial magic
Fiction
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians
''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a series of five fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the '' Camp Half-Blood Chronicles''. The novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st centu ...
'', fiction series by Rick Riordan
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Olympian (comics)
The Olympian is the name of two fictional characters in DC Comics.
Publication history
The original Olympian first appeared in "The Super Friends" #9 (December 1977) and was part of a 3-issue story arc that introduced other international super he ...
, name of two fictional characters in DC Comics
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Olympian Gods (DC Comics)
The Olympian Gods are characters based upon Classical mythology who appear primarily in ''Wonder Woman'', '' Captain Marvel'' and ''Aquaman'' comics.
History
Pre-Crisis era
New era
When a Godwave spilled forth from the creation of the Fourth ...
, group of characters based on ancient Greek religion
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Olympians (Marvel Comics)
The Olympians are a fictional species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters are based on the Twelve Olympians/Dii Consentes and other deities of Classical mythology. During the beginning of the 1960s, the ...
, group of characters based on ancient Greek religion
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''The Olympian'' (novel), by James Oppenheim
Sports
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
participants
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Beijing Olympians
The Beijing Olympians or Beijing Aoshen Olympians or Beijing Aoshen () was a Chinese professional men's basketball team that formerly played in the Chinese Basketball Association and the West Coast Pro Basketball League. They have also played ...
, a Chinese professional men's basketball team
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Indianapolis Olympians
The Indianapolis Olympians were a founding National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Indianapolis. They were founded in 1949 and folded in 1953. Their home arena was Butler Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University--now known as Hin ...
, NBA team in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1949–1953
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London Olympians
The London Olympians are an American Football, American football team based in Greenwich, London, England, who compete in Division 1, the 2nd tier of British American Football. Formed in 1983 and originally from Streatham the team were known as t ...
, a British amateur American football team
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SoCal Olympians The SoCal Olympians and Paralympians, is the largest and the oldest organization of the United States Olympic team in the United States, with a current membership of approximately 800 athletes.
Since 1912, this chapter has continually supplied the ...
, an organization of the United States Olympic team
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World Olympians Association
The World Olympians Association (WOA) is an independent association of Olympic Games competitors. Its stated objectives are to promote the Olympic ideals and fair play, advance environmental protection, educate against doping and drug use, supply ...
, an association of former Olympic athletes
Transportation
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Olympian (automobile)
The Olympian was an automobile built in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, by the Olympian Motors Company from 1917 to 1921.
History
R. A. Palmer purchased the well equipped Cartercar factory from General Motors to produce a low priced car. Model 37 wa ...
, built by the Olympian Motors Company, 1917–21
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''Olympian'' (sidewheeler), a steamboat, 1884–1890
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Olympian Hiawatha
The ''Olympian'' and its successor the ''Olympian Hiawatha'' were passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest. The ''Olympian'' operated fro ...
'', a passenger train
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Leyland-MCW Olympian
The Leyland-MCW Olympian was an integral single-deck bus built by Weymann Coachbuilders of Addlestone for the Metro Cammell Weymann group using Leyland Tiger Cub mechanical units.
British Electric Traction subsidiary Western Welsh Omnibus Co ...
, a single deck bus
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Leyland Olympian
The Leyland Olympian was a 2-axle and 3-axle double-decker bus chassis manufactured by Leyland between 1980 and 1993. It was the last Leyland bus model in production.
Construction
The Olympian had the same chassis and running gear as t ...
, a double decker bus
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Volvo Olympian
The Volvo Olympian was a rear-engined 2-axle and 3-axle double decker bus chassis manufactured by Volvo at its Irvine, Scotland factory. The first was built in 1992 and entered production in March 1993, replacing the Leyland Olympian.
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, a double decker bus built by Volvo, 1992–2000
Other uses
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Olympia, Greece
Olympia ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ολυμπία ; grc, Ὀλυμπία ), officially Archaia Olympia ( el, label=Modern Greek, Αρχαία Ολυμπία; grc, Ἀρχαία Ὀλυμπία, links=no; "Ancient Olympia"), is a small town in E ...
, denizens of this city
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Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat and largest city of Thurston County. It is southwest of the state's most populous city, Seattle, and is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region.
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, denizens of this city
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''Olympian'' (album), by British rock band Gene
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Olympian City
Olympian City () is a shopping and residential complex built on reclaimed land in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, next to the MTR Olympic station. It is one of the main shopping and residential areas in West Kowloon. The shopping arcades, Oly ...
, a shopping and residential complex in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Olympian High School
Olympian High School is a public high school located within the Sweetwater Union High School District in San Diego County, California. The school, with a capacity of 2,500 students, opened in August 2006. It is located in the outskirts of the Otay ...
, a public high school in San Diego County, California
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Olympian Publishing
Olympian Publishing is a publishing house with offices in Chicago, IL, USA.
Founded in 2005 by Peter Weglarz, the books released from Olympian Publishing have been noteworthy for high production quality, specifically re-creating the feel of vint ...
, a publishing house with offices in Chicago
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The Olympian
''The Olympian'' is a newspaper based in Olympia, Washington, in the United States.
History
Olympia was home to the first newspaper to be published in modern-day Washington, ''The Columbian'', which published its first edition on September 11, ...
'', a newspaper in Olympia, Washington
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The Olympians
''The Olympians'' is an opera in three acts by Arthur Bliss to a libretto by J. B. Priestley, first performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 29 September 1949, conducted by Karl Rankl in a production by Peter Brook.
After the initi ...
'', an opera by Arthur Bliss
See also
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Olympus (disambiguation)
Olympus or Olympos ( grc, Ὄλυμπος, link=no) may refer to:
Mountains
In antiquity
Greece
* Mount Olympus in Thessaly, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythology
* Mount Olympus (Lesvos), located in Les ...
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