Olympian

Meaning

1. A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games.
2. Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.
3. An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States.
4. Celestial, heavenly; also, godlike.
5. Resembling a Greek deity in some way.
6. A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games.
7. Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games; Olympic.
8. A person with superior talents or towering achievements.
9. In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans.
10. Acting in a remote and superior manner; aloof.
11. Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic.
12. Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.
13. Of or relating to the ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic.

Etymology / origin

From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”) and its etymon Ancient Greek Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or relating to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus; Olympian”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos) is derived from Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (from Pre-Greek) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).

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