'Pythian Games' definitions:

Definition of 'Pythian Games'

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noun
The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo

Definition of 'Pythian games'

From: GCIDE
  • Pythian \Pyth"i*an\, a. [L. Pythius, Gr. ? belonging to Pytho, the older name of Delphi and its environs: cf. F. pythien.] Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi. [1913 Webster]
  • Pythian games (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated near Delphi, in honor of Apollo, the conqueror of the dragon Python, at first once in eight years, afterward once in four. [1913 Webster]