Nemean Games

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The Nemean Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in honor of Zeus and featuring competitions similar to those of the Olympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Panhellenic games
ancient Greek athletic festival
religious festival
associatedWith Heracles
Nemean lion myth
awardReceived wild celery wreath
competitionType male athletes
youth events
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culture ancient Greek culture
eligibility free Greek males
endTime Roman period
follows Isthmian Games
Olympic Games
Pythian Games
frequency biennial
genre athletics
religious celebration
hasComponent musical contests
poetic contests
hasPart athletic competitions
religious rituals
sacrifices to Zeus
honours Zeus
language Ancient Greek
location Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea
mainVenue Nemea
organizer city-state of Argos
participant Greek city-states
partOf Panhellenic Games
patronDeity Zeus
religion ancient Greek religion
schedule held every two years
significance one of the four major Panhellenic festivals
similarTo Isthmian Games
Olympic Games
Pythian Games
sportsDiscipline boxing
chariot racing
horse racing
pankration
pentathlon
stadion race
wrestling
startTime 6th century BC
timePeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
Roman Greece

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Panhellenic Games consistsOf Nemean Games
Ancient Greek religion hasFestival Nemean Games
Panhellenic Games hasPart Nemean Games
Pindar's odes performanceContext Nemean Games
Isthmian Games relatedEvent Nemean Games
Pythian Games sisterEvent Nemean Games