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Olynthus
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Olynthus
Olynthus (Ὀλυνθος, named for the olunthos, the fruit of the wild fig tree) was an ancient city of Chalcidice, built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, about 2.5 kilometers from ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olynthus
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Olynthus
Ancient city in Chalcidice, the three-pronged peninsula of Macedonia. It was first inhabited by a Thracian tribe and was later subject to Persia about 512-479 BC. It was then occupied by Greeks... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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olynthus
(from the article `sponge`) ...hours to a few days before it descends to find a surface suitable for attachment. After attachment, the larva undergoes developmental changes ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/16
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Olynthus
ancient Greek city situated on the Chalcidice Peninsula of northwestern Greece. It lay about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) inland from the Gulf of Torone of the ... [9 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/16
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Olynthus
Olynthus (ōlin'thus) , ancient city of Greece, on the peninsula of Chalcidice (now Khalkidhikí), NE of Potidaea. A league of Chalcidic cities grew up in the late 5th cent. B.C., and Olynthus, as the head of this Chalcidian League, vigorously opposed the threats of Athens and Sparta.... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0836615.html
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Olynthus
[butterfly] Olynthus is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olynthus_(butterfly)
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Olynthus
[mythology] In Greek mythology, Olynthus was a son of Heracles and Bolbe, from whom the ancient city of Olynthus, and the river Olynthus near Apollonia, were believed to have received their name according to Athenaeus. According to Conon and Stephanus of Byzantium Olynthus was son of king St... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olynthus_(mythology)
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