The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
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The ancient Olympic Games (Ὀλυμπιακοὶ ἀγῶνες) were primarily a part of a religious festival that was in honour of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses.
The festival and the games were held in Olympia, an ancient rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesos dedicated to the worship of Zeus.
The sanctuary was named in antiquity after Mt. Olympos the highest mountain in mainland Greece. In Greek mythology, Mt. Olympos was the home of the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses.
Olympia is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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