of pure athleticism. Establishment of Games in Olympia The Olympic games pertain to a key event on the international level‚ which features winter‚ and summer sports and invites thousands of athletes for the purpose of participation in various competitions. The Olympic games are acknowledged as the leading competition of sports globally‚ in which there are over 200 nations as participants[1]. The Ancient Olympic games were established in Olympia in 776 BC‚ creating an institution that would continue
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When I was twelve I started helping with my parent’s business‚ Olympia Family Restaurant. I did the little things‚ such as cleaning tables when people were finished eating and putting dishes away after they were cleaned. I was more of a " behind the scenes" type helper‚ which meant not really having to interact with other people. I had always been very shy around this age and having to interact with customers was one of my worst fears. I dreaded the times my father would ask me to "pre-bus"‚ which
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“pagan cult”.1 These games are linked to religious festivals for Zeus. The temple of Zeus‚ located in Olympia‚ is 40 feet tall and made of ivory and gold. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A disagreement between the Eleans and the Pisatans started the tradition of these world-changing games. They disagreed over the sacred olive grove dedicated to Zeus that is located in Olympia. The agreement stated that anyone could use the grove if they came to worship it unarmed. They also
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that during the Olympic Games‚ all fighting stopped. No matter how long or how fierce a battle had raged‚ every soldier in the battlefield put down his weapons and travelled to Olympia‚ there they would compete in athletic games designed to honour Zeus and the other Greek gods. The festival and the games were held in Olympia‚ a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesus a village in a sacred valley‚ approximately 500 km south west of Mount Olympus. For seven days before and seven days
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of education and games were held to keep men physically fit for war‚ because the Greek people believed if you had a healthy body you had a healthy mind and people liked to watch beautiful bodies. People who competed in the Olympics had to train in Olympia for one month before the games. Men and boys were allowed to compete in the
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Imagine traveling back to 776 BCE‚ where the first of all Olympic games started at Olympia‚ Ancient Greece. Of many things in the city-state of Olympia‚ Ancient Greece‚ the Ancient Olympics were most famous and known. Through 776 BCE to 393 AD‚ the Ancient Olympics took place in Olympia‚ Ancient Greece. The Ancient Olympics show Ancient Greek religion‚ daily life‚ and is important for people to understand why we have the modern Olympics to celebrate good health and strength. Before the Games
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from Olympia about 30 minutes. Many people make the trip to Tacoma purely for the shopping experience. The population in Olympia grew 12.2% from 2000 to 2012 and was projected to continue growing. The surrounding zip codes of the Olympia shopping mall have: $50k to $75k as the most common yearly income Ages 21 to 34 the largest age group Which is beneficial because the target market ages are teens‚ men and women 20 to 35‚ and parents of children. About 36% of households in Olympia have
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Zeus‚ the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the Games were held in Olympia‚ a rural sanctuary site in western Peloponnesia. The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honor of their many gods and Zeus. The Isthmos games were staged every two years at the Isthmos of Corinth. The Pythian games took place every four years near Delphi. The most famous games were held at Olympia‚ which took place every four years. The period between two celebrations became known as an
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the olympics as a symbol of his honor and for Zeus’ accomplishment. This is the story many people believe and why we now have the olympics. A very large statue of Zeus was created and placed in a valley in Greece. This valley was later named Olympia. Olympia was created approximately 5‚000 years after Hercules came up with the idea. Women were not allowed to attend the event because they were considered a pollutant and a distraction to men competing. An event similar to the olympics was created in
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The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain. We do know‚ however‚ that the Games were a direct outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society. The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline‚ and they believed that excellence in those areas honored Zeus‚ the greatest of all their gods. For the first 13 Olympic Games‚ the only event was the one-stade run. But over the years
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