WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The olive wreath, also known as kotinos (Greek: ), was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games . It was a branch of the wild olive tree Kallistefanos Elea (also referred to as Elaia Kallistephanos) that grew at Olympia, intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The olive wreath was the prize for the winner at the Ancient Olympic Games. It was an olive branch, off the wild-olive tree that grew at Olympia, intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brides and winners of the ancient Olympic games were crowned with olive wreaths. The olive represented success and vitality-the essence of all things good. And both the Greeks and the Romans used olive oil as a cleanser, symbolizing purity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The use of the olive branch as a symbol of peace in Western civilisation dates back to at least 5th century BC Greece. The ancient Greeks believed that olive branches represented plenty and drove away evil spirits and an olive branch was one of the attributes of Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ancient games featured many competitions that still take place in the modern Olympics, such as foot races, jumping, discus throwing, javelin throwing, wrestling, the pentathlon (a combination of the previous five events), and boxing.