noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized O
Etymology: Olympian (I)
: a Panhellenic festival dedicated to Zeus, originating in 776 B.C. and held every fourth year in the first month after the summer solstice, and consisting of contests in sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive, a palm branch, and the right to erect a statue in the central enclosure of the sacred precincts — compare agon a