Games of the Ancient Olympics

The ancient Olympic Games began in the valley between mountain and mountain in Greek Olympia, 10 km east of Pilgos. Cronus, the Alfios River, Cladeos. This area is the home of Pisans and its king is Oinomaus. His daughter Hipdodameia married Pelops and it was said that the first game was held around 1000 BC. Over the years, the game began to attract interest in nearby towns. In 776 BC Elephius leader, Iffithos resumed the game for the honor of Zeus (the most important god in the Pantheon of ancient Greece).

The Olympic.org web page is very helpful when studying the ancient Olympic Games. The title of this page is Ancient Olympics, which explains in detail its history, myths, sports events, and athletes who participated in the initial competitions. The purpose of this page is to inform us about how ancient games work and to provide information about rules, participants, religion, myths. This site is very valuable to those studying the history of the Olympic Games. Well written information about the history including dates and participants is particularly useful. This site also includes a video representation of an ancient game that allows viewers to visualize the described content. However, the limitation of this source is the lack of information on the original Olympic ideals.

In the article "Organizing Greek Games", the aim of the author William J. Baker is to educate the Olympic Games against today's Olympics as it was in the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. In this article, William Baker also told us the relationship between the ancient Olympics and the Greek religion, the views of some Greek philosophers on the Olympic Games, and the role of sports in ancient Greek society. William Baker's article, "Organized"