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Nemea

[ nee-mee-uh ]

noun

  1. a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.


Nemea

/ ɪˈːə /

noun

  1. (in ancient Greece) a valley in N Argolis in the NE Peloponnese; site of the Nemean Games, a Panhellenic festival and athletic competition held every other year
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Other Word Forms

  • ·· [ni-, mee, -, uh, n, nee, -mee-], adjective
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Gaia has two wineries, one on Santorini, which makes excellent whites, and one in Nemea in the Peloponnese, which focuses on reds and retsina.

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The first was to kill the lion of Nemea, a beast no weapons could wound.

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The cemetery itself is located at Aidonia, an archaeological site on Greece's Peloponnese Peninsula that's also famous for a nearby temple of Zeus, located at Nemea.

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The ministry said in a statement on Thursday the discovery was made at the Mycenaean-era cemetery near the village of Aidonia and the ancient Nemea site in the southern Peloponnese.

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While Olympia and Delphi — Unesco World Heritage sites — are well-appointed tourist stops, Isthmia and Nemea are more off the beaten track.

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