honor of their gods
The city-state of Elis ran the games as part of a religious festival in honour of the god Zeus, at his temple at Olympia.
the first olympics occured in olympia
Because the first ever ever ever Olympics were in Olympia so they got the name Olympics. and if did not know Olympia is in Greece
When: The Olympics started in 1896 Where: The Olympics were first in Olympia, Greece Who: Pierre de Couberrtin started the Olympics
The Modern Olympics (starting in 1859) were in Greece in a city called Olympia. I suppose Olympia is where they got the word Olympics from.
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Olympia ,Greece in 766 BC
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