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In ancient Greece Olympia was the venue for the games which took their name after this city: The Olympic games. They were not in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are different.
The Olympic games in ancient Greece were originally named after the location of the games which was Olympia. Because of this the games were originally called the Olympiads.
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Temple of Zeus.
The Ancient Greeks held the games at Olympus, Greece, thus giving the name 'The Olympic Games'. In 1894, Pierre de Coubertin wanted to continue the Olympics, and named these modern Olympics the 'Modern Olympic Games'.
They weren't. They were held at Olympia, hence the name.
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As far as I know it is because they were started by the ancient Greeks and they were held on Mount Olympia.
The ancient olympic game.
No, the word 'Olympic' is a proper adjective, derived from the proper nouns Olympia and Olympics; a word used to describe a noun as of or from the Olympia (the site of the ancient Olympic games or the capital of the US state of Washington) and the short name for the modern Olympic Games. A proper adjective is always capitalized.When used as the as a name or title, that name or title is a proper noun; for example Olympic Games (the international sports competition) or Olympic Peninsula (in Washington state). A proper noun is always capitalized.
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