He staged the games in Olympia in honour of Zeus, because the he had helped him conquer Elis when he went to war against Augeas.
Who is Herakles
100
The participants
Male citizens of Greece
100
Of the events listed, this is the only one not played in the modern olympics (discus, wrestling, boxing, pankration, equestrian).
What is pankration
100
The only building that existed for the ancient olympics.
What is the hippodrome
200
The site of the ancient Olympic Games
What is Olympus
200
He was considered the most important of all the Olympic gods.
Who is Zeus
200
People who could not watch or participate in the ancient games.
Who are women?
200
These included horse races and chariot races and took place in the Hippodrome, a wide, flat, open space.
What is equestrian?
200
The length of the first ancient olympic games
What is one day?
300
The type of festival the ancient Olympics were.
What is a religious festival.
300
The sister and wife of Zeus
Who is Hera.
300
He won a total of six victory olive wreaths in three Olympiads (488-480 B.C.) in the stade and the diaulos (twice the stade) events.
Who is ASTYLOS OF CROTON?
300
The number of events in the pentathlon.
What is five (discus-throwing, the long jump, javelin-throwing, running and wrestling.)
300
This was given to the winners of the ancient games.
What is garland?
400
The ancient Olympics would stop these.
What is wars
400
The god of moral order and music
Who is Apollo
400
He was one of the most famous runners in Antiquity because he won three races, - the stade race, the diaulos race and the armour race earning a total of 12 Olympic victory wreaths.
Who is LEONIDAS OF RHODES?
400
These group events were not offered in the ancient olympics
What are team events?
400
This is the country where the ancient games were played.
What is Greece?
500
The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to what year?
What is 776 BC
500
The ancient Greeks believed that she was miraculously born out of the head of Zeus
Who is Athena?
500
He was crowned Olympic boxing champion in 49 B.C., and was a winner in many other events.
Who is MELANKOMAS OF CARIA?
500
This event was a cross between boxing and wrestling. Anything goes except gouging and biting.
What is the Pankration?
500
These olympic games did not begin until 1924 and were never played in Greece.