Ancient Olympics
Ancient Olympics were held to honor
Zeus
The Olympics returned in
1896
The most popular myth about the origins of the Olympics is
The story about Pelops and the chariots
who did Zeus wrestle in the Olympics
Cronus
Ancient Olympics took place every
4 years
A modern game/sport played today is
swimming, and more
The lesser known version is
Hercules and the celebration of his 5th labour
Apollo outran which god in Ancient Olympics
Hermes
The first recorded winner Koroibos of Elis won what race?
footrace
Two sports that were played in the Ancient Olympics and today's Olympics are
wrestling and boxing
Hercules fixed the stadium and held competitions for
His father Zeus
Ancient greeks believed music
improved coordination and movement
Two competitions featured in ancient Olympics were
Wrestling and boxing
The 1896 Olympics opening was played in
Athens, Greece
Pelops organized chariot races to honor
his father in law, king Oinomaos
Ancient Olympics ended because
They were religious and worshiped Zeus and the current emperor was christian
In A.D. the Olympic games were banned by what emperor
Emperor Theodosius
Modern day Olympics are held every
4 years
Hercules planted what kind of sacred tree in the stadium
olive tree
During the Panathenaic games winners were rewarded with
olive oil from the sacred tree