The Temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympeion can refer to the following ancient Greek temples:
- Temple of the Olympian Zeus, Agrigento
- Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
Famous quotes containing the words temple, olympian and/or zeus:
“And if blood of Martyrs is to flow on the steps
We must first build the steps;
And if the Temple is to be cast down
We must first build the Temple.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“The feelings that Beethoven put into his music were the feelings of a god. There was something olympian in his snarls and rages, and there was a touch of hellfire in his mirth.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks’ comment on married life.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)