Olympias is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Olympias meaning
- Epirote queen who was the mother of Alexander the Great.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
Using Olympias
- The main meaning on this page is: Epirote queen who was the mother of Alexander the Great. | A female given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
Context around Olympias
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Olympias
- In this selection, "olympias" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ambitious, addition, mother, promulgated, assumed and seems stand out and add context to how "olympias" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 242 bc olympias assumed the and alexander and olympias seems specious. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "olympias" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with olympias
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On the death of Alexander, around 242 BC, Olympias assumed the regency on behalf of her sons, and married Phthia to Demetrius. (22 words)
Other historians (e.g. Justin 9.7) suggested that Alexander and/or his mother Olympias were at least privy to the intrigue, if not themselves instigators. (26 words)
The accounts were nevertheless fairly consistent in designating Antipater, recently removed as Macedonian viceroy, and at odds with Olympias, as the head of the alleged plot. (26 words)
Ancient commentators were divided about whether the ambitious Olympias promulgated the story of Alexander's divine parentage, variously claiming that she had told Alexander, or that she dismissed the suggestion as impious. (32 words)
On the other hand, the implication of Alexander and Olympias seems specious: to act as they did would have required brazen effrontery in the face of a military personally loyal to Philip. (32 words)
In addition, Olympias was able to execute a 180 degree turn in one minute and in an arc no wider than two and one half (2.5) ship-lengths. (29 words)
Example sentences (6)
Ancient commentators were divided about whether the ambitious Olympias promulgated the story of Alexander's divine parentage, variously claiming that she had told Alexander, or that she dismissed the suggestion as impious.
In addition, Olympias was able to execute a 180 degree turn in one minute and in an arc no wider than two and one half (2.5) ship-lengths.
On the death of Alexander, around 242 BC, Olympias assumed the regency on behalf of her sons, and married Phthia to Demetrius.
On the other hand, the implication of Alexander and Olympias seems specious: to act as they did would have required brazen effrontery in the face of a military personally loyal to Philip.
Other historians (e.g. Justin 9.7) suggested that Alexander and/or his mother Olympias were at least privy to the intrigue, if not themselves instigators.
The accounts were nevertheless fairly consistent in designating Antipater, recently removed as Macedonian viceroy, and at odds with Olympias, as the head of the alleged plot.