The Olympic Games: The story
Hi everyone! I'm Nina Andromeda Galaxy Milkyway following up the Olympic Games Tokio 2020 that began today (July 23rd, 2021). Here it is the Opening Ceremony Show on Youtube. ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES It is not well known who created these games, if it was Herakles or Zeus, but the purpose was to celebrate this athletic and artistic festival in honor of the God Zeus, in the Olympia region, in the Alpheus valley, Greece, and it was held for the first time. once in 776 b.C under the reign of Iphito of Elis, and they did it every four years in late July and early August. Iphito of Elis achieved the sacred truce with Lycurgus, the king of Sparta, and Clistenes, king of Pisa to guarantee peace during this event. The sacred truce was very important which was inscribed on a disk in the temple of Goddess HERA. This truce said that war battles were prohibited during the duration of the Olympic games. The winners received a wreath of branches. Over time the laurel replaced the olive until the br...