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The ancient Olympic Games ( Ancient Greek: τὰ Ὀλύμπια, ta Olympia[ 1]) were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. They were held at the Panhellenic religious sanctuary of Olympia, in honor of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin.
e. The modern Olympic Games ( OG; or Olympics; French: Jeux olympiques, JO) [ a][ 1] are the world's leading international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports ...
Panhellenic Games is the collective term for four separate religious festivals held in ancient Greece that became especially well known for the athletic competitions they included. The four festivals were: the Olympic Games, which were held at Olympia in honor of Zeus; [ 1] the Pythian Games, which took place in Delphi and honored Apollo; [ 2 ...
The 1896 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized: Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), were the first international Olympic Games held in ...
Panathenaic Games. Greek vase depicting runners at the Panathenaic Games c. 530 BC. The Panathenaic Games ( Ancient Greek: Παναθήναια) were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece from 566 BC [ 1] to the 3rd century AD. [ 2] These Games incorporated religious festival, ceremony (including prize-giving), athletic competitions ...
Isthmian Games or Isthmia ( Ancient Greek: Ἴσθμια) were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were named after the Isthmus of Corinth, where they were held. As with the Nemean Games, the Isthmian Games were held both the year before and the year after the Olympic Games (the second and fourth years of an Olympiad ), while ...
The Pythian Games ( Greek: Τα Πύθια, translit. Ta Pythia) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. They were held in honour of Apollo at his sanctuary in Delphi every four years, two years after the Olympic Games, and between each Nemean and Isthmian Games. The Pythian Games were founded sometime in the 6th century BC.
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