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Isthmian Games

noun

  1. one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.


Isthmian Games

noun

  1. a Panhellenic festival celebrated every other year in ancient Corinth
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Isthmian Games1

First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences

I knew that a young Plato had competed as a wrestler at the Isthmian Games in the early fifth century B.C.

The most noted of all were undoubtedly the Isthmian Games,—a national festival, held every four years at Corinth, on the isthmus of the same name.

The Isthmian Games were the same as those at Olympia, of which we furnish a brief outline for the information of those who feel an interest in the sporting annals of antiquity.

And to the Concourse of the Isthmian Games He, by his Herald's voice, aloud proclaims 1815.

Theseus renewed the Isthmian Games, and also instituted numerous festivals, the principal of which was the Panathen�a, held in honour of Athene-Polias.

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