Olympian Explained

Olympian or Olympians may refer to:

Religion

• Twelve Olympians, the principal gods and goddesses in ancient Greek religion
• Olympian spirits, spirits mentioned in books of ceremonial magic

Fiction

• Percy Jackson & the Olympians, fiction series by Rick Riordan
• Olympian (comics), name of two fictional characters in DC Comics
• Olympian Gods (DC Comics), group of characters based on ancient Greek religion
• Olympians (Marvel Comics), group of characters based on ancient Greek religion
• The Olympian (novel), by James Oppenheim

Sports

• Olympic Games participants
• Beijing Olympians, a Chinese professional men's basketball team
• Indianapolis Olympians, NBA team in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1949–1953
• London Olympians, a British amateur American football team
• SoCal Olympians, an organization of the United States Olympic team
• World Olympians Association, an association of former Olympic athletes

Transportation

• Olympian (automobile), built by the Olympian Motors Company, 1917–21
• Olympian (sidewheeler), a steamboat, 1884–1890
• Olympian Hiawatha, a passenger train
• Leyland-MCW Olympian, a single deck bus
• Leyland Olympian, a double decker bus
• Volvo Olympian, a double decker bus built by Volvo, 1992–2000

Other uses

• Olympia, Greece, denizens of this city
• Olympia, Washington, denizens of this city
• Olympian (album), by British rock band Gene
• Olympian City, a shopping and residential complex in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
• Olympian High School, a public high school in San Diego County, California
• Olympian Publishing, a publishing house with offices in Chicago
• The Olympian, a newspaper in Olympia, Washington
• The Olympians, an opera by Arthur Bliss

See also

• Olympus (disambiguation)