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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.