| 单词 | the olympian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Olympian 1. A god or goddess of Mount Olympus in ancient Greek mythology; spec. ( the Olympian) Zeus.The twelve Olympians, headed by Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology), were the foremost gods and goddesses of the pantheon. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] Olympian1819 1819 R. L. Sheil Evadne iii. i. 27 You shall be Jove, and in her arms to-night, Will taste more joys than the Olympian did. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. i. 8 Midas longed for gold, and insulted the Olympians. 1894 E. Sullivan Woman 85 If you entered a grove or bathed in a river, you might tumble over a nymph or a satyr, or perhaps an Olympian. 1911 ‘M. Field’ Accuser ii. 22 Made me equal With high Olympians in my pomp of feasts. 1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites iv. 71 The ceremony had been devised to give pleasure to a sky-stone long domiciled in Syria; I do not think it would have pleased an Olympian, or any of the lesser gods who guard the west. 1995 T. R. Wutrich Prometheus & Faust ii. 18 The Titans, the race of gods older even than Zeus and the Olympians. < as lemmas |
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