The Ancient Olympic Games The Olympics were a celebration of the almighty Zeus, the powerful King of the ancient Greek Gods. As in the modern games http: //richeast.org/htwm/Olympics/olympics.htm...
The Ancient Olympic Games In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today.. http: //perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
The Athletes of Ancient Olympic Games Ancient athletes regularly received prizes worth substantial amounts of money. In fact, the word athlete is an ancient Greek word that means "one who competes for a prize http: //museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicat...
The Olympic Games The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses http: //museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicor...
The Women of Ancient Olympic Games Along with the athletic contests held at ancient Olympia, there was a separate festival in honor of Hera, the wife of Zeus. This festival included foot races for unmarried girls http: //museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicse...
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