These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Olustee, Olympias, Olympus.
or OLUSTEE STATION, a village of Baker co., Fla., about 20 miles E. of Lake City. Here in February, 1864, a Union force numbering about 5,000 men, under General Seymour encountered a body of about 3,000 Confederates, under General Finnegan, and after a severe conflict of several hours, the Nationals were defeated, with a loss of over 2,000 men, besides artillery and wagon trains. Confederate loss about 1,000 men. celebrated valley of
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a city, capita of Washington, and county-seat of Thurston co.; on the Deschutes river where it enters Budds Inlet, Puget Sound, and on the Northern Pacific Railroad. The city has steamboat connection with Victoria places on Puget Sound as well plac and other as the principal Pacific ports. Here are St. Martin's College (R. C.), Providence Academy, state capitol, the county court house, St. Peter's Hospital, street railroad and electric light plants, waterworks, National banks, and several daily and weekly newspapers. Olympia has a boot and shoe factory, an ice factory, iron works, wooden pipe works, and saw shingle, and flour mills. Pop. (1910) 6,996; (1920) 7,795.
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a Elis, in Greece, on the right bank of the Alpheus, and the seat of the Olympic games. The Sacred Grove (called the Altis) of Olympia, enclosed a level space about 4,000 feet long, nearly 2,000 000 broad, containing both the spot appropriated to the games and the sanctuaries connected etc. The king crowned the victors with with them. It was finely wooded, and in its center stood a clump of sycamores. The Altis was crossed from W. to E. by a road called the "Pompic Way," along which all the processions passed. The most celebrated building was the Olympieium, or Olympium, dedicated to Olympian Zeus. It was designed by the architect Libon of Elis in the 6th century B. c., but was not completed for more than a century. It contained a colossal statue of the god, the masterpiece ma of the sculptor Phidias.
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See page 191. Wife of Philip II ., king of Macedonia, and mother of Alexander the Great, was the daughter of Neoptolemus I., king of Epirus. She withdrew from Macedonia when Philip married Cleopatra , the niece of Attalus, B. c. 337; and it was generally believed that See page 191. Neptune. r! she lent her support to the assassination of Philip in 336. Olympius (The Olympian). A surname of Zeus ( Jupiter ), Hercules , the Muses (Olympiades), and in general of all the gods who were believed to live in Olympus, in contra-distinction from the gods of the lower world. 2026 Editor's Note: After Alexander's death, Olympias fought on behalf of her grandson Alexander IV, defeated Adea Eurydice, and secured his inclusion in the line of succession. However, she was eventually defeated by Cassander and executed, and Alexander IV was assassinated before wielding any power. (Ed: BR 2026-07-16)
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the reputed seat Eternal of the gods, which never storms Disturb, rains drench, or snow invades, but calm The expanse and cloudless, shines with purest day. There the inhabitants divine rejoice forever. -Cowper.
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the highest mountain in Greece. It reaches an elevation of 9,794 feet. Its summit penetrates the clouds and is covered with snow during the greater part of the year. The Greeks considered Olympus the highest point on the surface of the earth-the center of the universe. Zeus and the other gods dwelt on it. Their palaces extended far into the heavens. The mansion of Zeus was situated at the highest point of all. It contained halls in which the gods assembled, visited, and held their councils. It was from Olympus that Zeus surveyed the progress of the earth and launched his thunderbolts. Later in the development of Grecian myth, the abode of the gods receded farther and farther into the heavens.
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A mountain in Macedonia and Thessaly. The ancients supposed that it touched the heavens, and thus they have made it the residence of the gods, and the place where Jupiter held his court. On the top of the mountain, according to the poets, eternal spring reigned.
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a celebrated mountain of Thessaly, on the border of Macedonia, 30 miles N. of Larissa; lat. 40° 4′ 32″ N., lon. 22° 25′ E. Its highest his peak is 9,745 feet above the sea, and is covered with snow during two-thirds of the year. The E. side, which fronts the sea, is composed of a line of precipices, while a profusion of oak, beech, chestnut, and other trees are scattered at its base, and higher up are immense forests of pine. It was regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the gods; and the palace of Jupiter was supposed to be on the summit Olympus is also the ancient name of several mountains, viz.: the N. W. range of Taurus, in Mysia; a mountain in the island of Cyprus; one in Lycia; one in Elis; and one on the borders of Laconia and Arcadia.
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A town of Chalcidice, at the head of the Toronaic Gulf, and the most important of the Greek cities on the coast of Macedonia. It was taken and destroyed by Philip, в. c. 347. The Olynthiac Orations of Demosthenes were delivered by the orator to urge the Athenians to send assistance to the city when it was attacked by Philip. 2026 Editor's Note: The city flourished between 432 BCE and its destruction by Philip II of Macedon in 348 BCE. The page currently states circa 347 BCE, which contradicts the archaeological record. (Ed: BR 2026-07-17)
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a borough of Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna co. It is near the Lackawanna river, and on the Delaware and Hudson, the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern, and the New York, Ontario, and Western railroads. It is the center of an important anthracite region of the State. Its chief industries are the mining and shipping of coal. There are also manufactures of blasting powder, iron and steel goods, cigars, silks, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,305; (1920) 10,236.
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A Sanskrit word of peculiar sanctity in the Hindu religion. It is pronounced at the beginning and end of every lesson in the Veda, and is also the introductory word of the Puranas. It is said in the Katha-Upanishad: Whoever knows this syllable obtains whatever he wishes." Various accounts are given of its origin; one that it is the term of assent used by the gods, and probably an old contracted form of the Sanskrit word evam meaning "thus." The laws of the Manu say that the word was formed by Brahma himself, who extracted the letters a u m from the Vedas, one from each; and they thus explain its mysterious power and sanctity. Om is also the name given by the Hindus to the spiritual sun, as opposed to "Sooruj " the natural sun.
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