Relating to Mount Olympus or the ancient Greek gods; also describes someone competing in the Olympic Games, or someone with god-like power or dignity.
From Greek 'Olympia,' home of the ancient Olympic Games, and Mount Olympus, home of the gods in Greek mythology. The modern Olympic Games, revived in 1896, brought the term back into common use.
The Olympic Games were revived in 1896 by a French baron named Pierre de Coubertin specifically to make nations compete in sports instead of wars—a surprisingly hopeful origin story.
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