Olympian vs Athletes - What's the difference?
olympian | athletes |
Of or relating to the Greek gods; godlike, celestial.
Aloof; remote and superior.
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Of or relating to Olympia or .
Of or relating the Olympic Games.
(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades.
Someone from Olympia.
(sports) An athlete competing in the Olympics.
As nouns the difference between olympian and athletes
is that olympian is any of the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades while athletes is plural of lang=en.As an adjective Olympian
is of or relating to the Greek gods; godlike, celestial.olympian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The Olympian distance he so carefully cultivated was shot through with genuine exhaustion.