CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To compete against other countries
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For gods and goddesses to compete
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To honor the god Zeus
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He staged games in Olympia in honour of Zeus, because the latter had helped him conquer Elis when he went to war against Augeas. Zeus was considered the most important of all the Olympic gods. He was originally worshipped as a god of meteorological change.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 B.C. at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods. In fact, the Olympics were created in honor of ancient Greece’s most famous god: Zeus, king of the gods.
Detailed explanation-3: -One (later) myth, attributed to Pindar, states that the festival at Olympia involved Heracles, the son of Zeus: According to Pindar, Heracles established an athletic festival to honor his father, Zeus, after he had completed his labors.