Altis
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the Altis
spoken of as
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Olympian (Greek)
He enclosed the Altis all around and marked it off in the open, and he made the encircling area a resting-place for feasting, honoring the stream of the Alpheus along with the twelve ruling gods.
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Olympian
The sacred grove/precinct at Olympia enclosed by Heracles as a resting-place for feasting and worship.
He enclosed the Altis all around and marked it off in the open, and he made the encircling area a resting-place for feasting, honoring the stream of the Alpheus along with the twelve ruling gods.
Hellenica
The sacred grove/precinct of Olympia, past which the river Cladaus flows.
Then the Arcadians, without advancing to meet them, formed in line of battle on the river Cladaus, which flows past the Altis and empties into the Alpheus.