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Were the Olympian games of ancient Greece a festival in honor of the gods?
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∙ 15y ago
actually they were held to keep mrn and boys fit and ready for war. but they dedicated them to zeus, well the men did. the women dedicated theirs to hera.
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Where was Olympian Games in ancient Greece held?
there usually held in Greece City, Greece.
Were the only Olympics the only games held in ancient Greece?
yes
What games were held biennially in ancient Greece?
The Isthmian Games
When and where the first ancient Olympics games held?
The ancient Olympic games were held in Olympia, Greece.
3 contributions from ancient Greece to the world?
*Ancient greece gave us a democracy * Ancient greece gave use the hippocratic vote *They gave us the Olympic games
Where were the Olympian games in Ancient Greece?
Mount Olympus
Location of the olympian games in ancient Greece?
Olympia
Location of olympian games in ancient greece?
Athens.
Where was Olympian Games in ancient Greece held?
there usually held in Greece City, Greece.
What were the two reasons for the athletic Games in ancient Greece?
A festival in honour of the god Zeus.
Were the only Olympics the only games held in ancient Greece?
yes
What did the word Olympian mean back in Shakespeare days?
The word Olympian refers to Mount Olympus, in Greece. In Shakespeare's day, people would have connected this with the myths of the Greek Gods, who were supposed to live on Mount Olympus. Nowadays we are more likely to think of the Olympic Games, modeled on games held in ancient Greece at Olympia.
Where was the location of the Olypmian games in ancient Greece?
The place of the Ancient Olympic Games was Olympia in Ancient Greece
Where did first olympics held?
The Ancient Olympic Games were a religious and athletic festival held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece. Answer: Olympia, Greece
Who decided where the ancient olympic games were held?
They were held at Olympia in Elis in southern Greece, because the games were part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus at his temple there.
How did the ancient Olympic Games come about?
The city-state of Elis in southern Greece established it as a festival in honour of the god Zeus at Olympia in their territory.
Which city in ancient Greece are the olympic games named after?
The Ancient Olympics were named of or in reference to Olympos (also Olympia), a town or district in Elis in Ancient Greece, where athletic contests were held in honor of Olympian Zues in 776 B.C.C. and every four years thereafter. Not the same place as Mount Olympus, abode of the gods, which was in Thessaly.The modern Olympic Games are a revival, begun in 1896.
