Olympas is a personal name, likely a shortened form of Olympiodorus or similar compound. In Romans 16:15, Paul sends greetings: 'Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them.' This brief mention places Olympas among Roman believers, possibly part of a house church. The name derives from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods in mythology, though by the first century it was simply a common name with no religious significance.