HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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To compete against other countries
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For gods and goddesses to compete
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To show off their mad skillz
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To honor the god Zeus
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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: -To honour Zeus, the people decided on a series of athletic competitions with representatives of all the Greek city-states. The city States in ancient Greece were constantly at war with each other. But once in four years in July, a sacred truce was established to hold this festival.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Olympieia was in honor of Olympian Zeus, featuring a display and exercises by the Athenian cavalry.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why were they held at Olympia? Olympia was one of the oldest religious centers in the ancient Greek world. Since athletic contests were one way that the ancient Greeks honored their gods, it was logical to hold a recurring athletic competition at the site of a major temple.