nemean

noun

1. a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.

adjective

1. of or relating to the valley of Nemea in ancient Greece or its inhabitants

noun

1. (in ancient Greece) a valley in N Argolis in the NE Peloponnese; site of the Nemean Games, a Panhellenic festival and athletic competition held every other year

adj.1580s, “pertaining to Nemea,” a wooded valley in Argolis, especially in reference to the lion there, said to have been killed by Herakles. The place name is from Greek nemos “grove.”