Olympia

But Olympias are now on the rebound, thanks largely to the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, a group of growers, state and federal agencies, Native American tribes, tideland owners, and passionate environmentalists who scour beaches for wild Olys and use them to grow seed oysters, which are then distributed in the sheltered bays and estuaries that are the Olympia's historical habitat.

Though I've eaten Olympias in San Francisco, my hometown, it's only when I head to Washington that I really get the jonesing, searching them out at oyster bars, restaurants, and farmers' markets.

The close relationship between Alexander and Olympias is all the more noteworthy due to its preservation throughout the widely disseminated Alexander romances, despite a substantial amount of textual variation.

The Intertwining of the Characters of Alexander and Olympias in Pseudo-Callisthenes

"Olympias, this is coalition helicopter, please state how many crew are on board and what cargo you carry, over."

"Yes, this is Olympias, we are in ballast, in ballast, no cargo.

Jones Family Farms Their Shoal Bay Olympias from Lopez Island are on the half-shell at Elliott's Oyster House (see left), the Walrus and the Carpenter ($; 4743 Ballard Ave.

Sound Fresh Clams & Oysters This father-son operation sells its Olys shucked to order at the Olympia Farmers Market (Thu-Sun starting in Apr; 700 N.