Olympia is asteroid #582 and also known as 1906 SO. Olympia was discovered by August Kopff at Heidelberg. Olympia’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.61 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.22, a period of revolution of 1 540 days, and an inclination of 30.0 degrees.

Olympia is named after the religious center of ancient Greece. This is a real as well as a mythological place. The Olympic Games always took place there in Antiquity. Human settlements weren’t permitted because Olympia is Zeus’ holy place. The Olympic flame gets ignited there since 1936 A.D.

Olympia as a representative of a mythological as well as real place resembles Rhodope, Pelion (despite its nature of a centaur), Bro and also Brocken or Yushan. The etymology of the name Olympia seems to be unknown. So Olympia merely serves as a connection between the characters of Greek mythology, especially the Olympic deities, who were the third generation of deities, and also sports because the Olympic Games were believed to be an invention of the Olympic gods. Hence when sports become a topic in an astrological chart, then Olympia should be considered.