The Olympics started in 776 BCE and were made to honor the ancient Greek god named
Zeus. A myth about the Olympics is Herakles & his bros ran a foot race to please baby Zeus.
The winner got an olive branch which is now the peace symbol. There was an Olympic games in Olympia because of Mt. Olympus, a mountain where the gods lived. The games happened every 4 years. This is called an olympiad. The Olympic Games was a way for the greeks to measure time in years.
We still have the Olympic Games today and they’re the same customs as the games in Ancient Greece were based on.
Zeus. A myth about the Olympics is Herakles & his bros ran a foot race to please baby Zeus.
The winner got an olive branch which is now the peace symbol. There was an Olympic games in Olympia because of Mt. Olympus, a mountain where the gods lived. The games happened every 4 years. This is called an olympiad. The Olympic Games was a way for the greeks to measure time in years.
We still have the Olympic Games today and they’re the same customs as the games in Ancient Greece were based on.