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Page 1: Keep your eyes at the prize€¦ · actual prize. This olive oil was very valuable, mainly because of the large quantity of olive oil. Keep your eyes at the prize. According to historical

Keep your eyes at the prize

Prepared by

SALEH .S.ADAM

SALEM ABDULLA .J. MASOUD

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The victors of the Great Panathenaiareceived as a prize beautifully painted pitchers, filled with olive oil, the so‐called Panathenaic amphoras.The amphora was filled with almost 40 liter of first class olive oil. This was the actual prize. This olive oil was very valuable, mainly because of the large quantity of olive oil.

Keep your eyes at the prize

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According to historical records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia. They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A.D. that all such "pagan cults" be 

banned.

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Olympia• Olympia was not a city, but a 

sacred area surrounded by a wall (the Altis) with a few temples and around it a limited accommodation for sportive events, including a running track and a horse track, The sanctuary was situated in the region Elis. Even in Roman times, when it was at its largest, it was no more than a square kilometer great. There were hotels for the visitors and baths for the athletes, but the site was not permanently occupied

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The Games and religion

• The Olympic Games were closely linked to the religious festivals of the cult of Zeus, but were not an integral part of a rite. Indeed, they had a secular character and aimed to show the physical qualities and evolution of the performances accomplished by young people, as well as encouraging good relations between the cities of Greece. According to specialists, the Olympic Games owed their purity and importance to religion.

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Victory Ceremonies

• The Olympic victor received his first awards immediately after the competition. Following the announcement of the winner's name by the herald, a Hellanodikis (Greek judge) would place a palm branch in his hands, while the spectators cheered and threw flowers to him. Red ribbons were tied on his head and hands as a mark of victory. 

• The official award ceremony would take place on the last day of the Games, at the elevated vestibule of the temple of Zeus. In a loud voice, the herald would announce the name of the Olympic winner, his father's name, and his homeland. Then, the Hellanodikis placed the sacred olive tree wreath, or kotinos, on the winner's head

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Mythology• The oldest myth which 

concerns the beginning of the Olympic Games is that of Idaios Daktylos Herakles. According to other myths, Zeus, the father of humanity, fought and defeated Cronusin a struggle for the throne of the gods. Finally, the well‐known demigod Herakles is mentioned. He staged games in Olympia in honour of Zeus, because the latter had helped him conquer Elis when he went to war against Augeas

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Heroes of Olympia

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