Olympusn.

Brit.

/əˈlɪmpəs/, U.S.

/əˈlɪmpəs/

Forms:

α. Old English Olimphus, Old English–1700s Olimpus, Middle English Olymphus, Middle English– Olympus, 1800s– Olumpos, 1800s– Olympos; Scottish pre-1700 Olimpus, pre-1700 Olumphus, pre-1700 1700s– Olympus.

β. 1500s Olimp (Scottish), 1500s Olimpe, 1500s 1700s Olymp, 1700s Olymp. (with point).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Olympus, Ὄλυμπος.

Etymology: < classical Latin Olympus and its etymon ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος, the name of several mountains, especially the highest mountain in the northern Greek peninsula. Compare Middle French, French Olympe (1512).With Old English and Middle English forms in -ph- compare post-classical Latin Olimphus, Olymphus (c550 in a British source; perhaps earlier).

More fully Mount Olympus. The home of the greater gods and goddesses in ancient Greek mythology, traditionally identified with a mountain in northern Thessaly at the eastern end of the range dividing the Greek regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. Also in extended use: the home of the gods; heaven.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > non-Christian

heaveneOE

other worldOE

paradise?a1425

pantheon?1545

Olympus1582

Hesperidesa1592

tian1613

afterworld1615

Swarga1734

goddery1811

Pure Land1819

Reinga1820

Tir-na-nog1889

Jodo1901

sand-hill1949

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > abode of

Olympusa1616

α.

eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. i. 10 On þære ilcan Asiam is se hehsta beorg Olimpus.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 185 Þe hil mons Olympus..passeþ þe clowdes.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 51 (MED) Olympiades beþ playes i-ordeyned vnder þe hille Olympus in worschepe of Iubiter.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) ii. 3594 From Olympus ther cam a wilde boor.

?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) 1111 in Shorter Poems (2003) 72 We raid the hill of Bachus, Citheron, And Olympus, the mont of Massidon.

1582 R. Stanyhurst in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 106 Thy soul God gladdeth with saincts in blessed Olympus.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 30 As if Olympus to a Mole-hill should In supplication Nod.

1650 J. Reynolds Flower of Fidelitie vii. 173 Their piercing eyes of power, to obscure the brightness of Olympus.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 551 To move thy Suit I'll go, To great Olympus crown'd with fleecy Snow.

1765 W. Shirley Birth of Hercules i. ii. 108 Yet unfulfill'd thy prophecy remains Of joy to high Olympus.

1864 G. A. Simcox Undertones iii, in Poet. Wks. (1901) I. 34 Lovely as the shapes That doze on high Olumpos.

1878 J. Payn By Proxy I. iii. 25 The gods of the Buddhist Olympus.

1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 47 Every variety of land-surface from Mount Olympus to the paludal lakes of the plain.

1944 K. Rexroth Adonis in Winter in Coll. Shorter Poems (1966) 159 Free of the patronizing gods, The cruel climate of Olympus.

1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 203/3 The artist's beautiful, maenadic daughters cavorting on the slopes of Hydra much as the Muses supposedly did on Mount Olympus.

β. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) 2 The maist illustir potent prince of the maist fertil & pacebil realme, vndir the machine of the supreme olimp.1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxix. 152 The famous games called Istmetiques, instituted by Theseus upon envie of those which Hercules had instituted in Olimpe.1727 J. Swift Poems from Holyhead Jrnl. in Poems (1937) 620 Ev'n Jove, and Mercury his Pimp, No higher climb than Mount Olymp.1773 J. Robertson Poems (rev. ed.) 110 As Jove on high Olymp. was quaffing Nectar, and 'mong his Godlings laughing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olympus
释义	Olympusn. Brit. /əˈlɪmpəs/, U.S. /əˈlɪmpəs/ Forms: α. Old English Olimphus, Old English–1700s Olimpus, Middle English Olymphus, Middle English– Olympus, 1800s– Olumpos, 1800s– Olympos; Scottish pre-1700 Olimpus, pre-1700 Olumphus, pre-1700 1700s– Olympus. β. 1500s Olimp (Scottish), 1500s Olimpe, 1500s 1700s Olymp, 1700s Olymp. (with point). Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Olympus, Ὄλυμπος. Etymology: < classical Latin Olympus and its etymon ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος, the name of several mountains, especially the highest mountain in the northern Greek peninsula. Compare Middle French, French Olympe (1512).With Old English and Middle English forms in -ph- compare post-classical Latin Olimphus, Olymphus (c550 in a British source; perhaps earlier). More fully Mount Olympus. The home of the greater gods and goddesses in ancient Greek mythology, traditionally identified with a mountain in northern Thessaly at the eastern end of the range dividing the Greek regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. Also in extended use: the home of the gods; heaven. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > non-Christian heaveneOE other worldOE paradise?a1425 pantheon?1545 Olympus1582 Hesperidesa1592 tian1613 afterworld1615 Swarga1734 goddery1811 Pure Land1819 Reinga1820 Tir-na-nog1889 Jodo1901 sand-hill1949 the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > abode of Olympusa1616 α. eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. i. 10 On þære ilcan Asiam is se hehsta beorg Olimpus. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 185 Þe hil mons Olympus..passeþ þe clowdes. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 51 (MED) Olympiades beþ playes i-ordeyned vnder þe hille Olympus in worschepe of Iubiter. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) ii. 3594 From Olympus ther cam a wilde boor. ?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) 1111 in Shorter Poems (2003) 72 We raid the hill of Bachus, Citheron, And Olympus, the mont of Massidon. 1582 R. Stanyhurst in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 106 Thy soul God gladdeth with saincts in blessed Olympus. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 30 As if Olympus to a Mole-hill should In supplication Nod. View more context for this quotation 1650 J. Reynolds Flower of Fidelitie vii. 173 Their piercing eyes of power, to obscure the brightness of Olympus. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 551 To move thy Suit I'll go, To great Olympus crown'd with fleecy Snow. 1765 W. Shirley Birth of Hercules i. ii. 108 Yet unfulfill'd thy prophecy remains Of joy to high Olympus. 1864 G. A. Simcox Undertones iii, in Poet. Wks. (1901) I. 34 Lovely as the shapes That doze on high Olumpos. 1878 J. Payn By Proxy I. iii. 25 The gods of the Buddhist Olympus. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 47 Every variety of land-surface from Mount Olympus to the paludal lakes of the plain. 1944 K. Rexroth Adonis in Winter in Coll. Shorter Poems (1966) 159 Free of the patronizing gods, The cruel climate of Olympus. 1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 203/3 The artist's beautiful, maenadic daughters cavorting on the slopes of Hydra much as the Muses supposedly did on Mount Olympus. β. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) 2 The maist illustir potent prince of the maist fertil & pacebil realme, vndir the machine of the supreme olimp.1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xxix. 152 The famous games called Istmetiques, instituted by Theseus upon envie of those which Hercules had instituted in Olimpe.1727 J. Swift Poems from Holyhead Jrnl. in Poems (1937) 620 Ev'n Jove, and Mercury his Pimp, No higher climb than Mount Olymp.1773 J. Robertson Poems (rev. ed.) 110 As Jove on high Olymp. was quaffing Nectar, and 'mong his Godlings laughing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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