- Olynthus
- geographical name ancient city NE Greece in Macedonia on Chalcidice Peninsula
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Olynthus
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OLYNTHUS — urbs Macedoniae, seu Thraciae, cui a Xenophonte attribuitur, quondam maxima, inter Athon montem et Pallenen urbem a Mecybernâ oppid. 20. stad. teste Suidâ. in Sithonia regione. Rebus omnibus aucta et ornata, quemadmodum de ea, intertia Verrina,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Olynthus — [ō lin′thəs] city in ancient Greece, on the Chalcidice Peninsula … English World dictionary
Olynthus — For the butterfly genus, see Olynthus (butterfly). Ruins of ancient Olynthus. Olynthus (Ancient Greek: Όλυνθος, named for the olunthos, a fig which ripens early; the area abounded in figs) was an ancient city of Chalcidice, built mostly … Wikipedia
Olynthus — Olynthiac /oh lin thee ak /, Olynthian, adj., n. /oh lin theuhs/, n. an ancient city in NE Greece, on the Chalcidice Peninsula. * * * Ancient Greek city, on the Chalcidice Peninsula, northeastern Greece. From the late 5th century BC it was the… … Universalium
Olynthus — Stadterweiterung von Olynth auf dem Nordhügel Kieselmosaik in einem Haus vom Nordhügel Olynth (griechisch Όλυνθος … Deutsch Wikipedia
olynthus — n. [Gr. olynthus, unripening fig] (PORIFERA) In calcareous forms, a post settlement stage; in asconoid forms, remains as adult form … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Olynthus (butterfly) — Olynthus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Olynthus (mythology) — In Greek mythology, Olynthus was a son of Heracles and Bolbe, from whom the ancient city of Olynthus, and the river Olynthus near Apollonia, were believed to have received their name according to Athenaeus[1]. According to Conon[2] and Stephanus… … Wikipedia
olynthus — olyn·thus … English syllables
Olynthus — O•lyn•thus [[t]oʊˈlɪn θəs[/t]] n. geg an ancient city in NE Greece, on the Chalcidice Peninsula O•lyn′thi•an, adj. n … From formal English to slang
