101. Olympic Mascots, Athena And Phevos Official Mascots 2004 Athens Olympics, Ancien Olympic Mascots namely Athena and Phevos Athens 2004. Their names are linked to ancient Greece, yet the two siblings are children of modern times. http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympic-trivia/xxviii-olympiad/mascots.html

Maps of World Olympic Mascots Phevos and Athena, the official ATHENS 2004 mascots, are brother and sister. The brother and sister mascots are inspired from a pair of 7th century dolls found during archaeological excavations in Greece. Their names are linked to Ancient Greece, yet the two siblings are children of modern times. The names are of two Olympian gods: Phevos, the god of light and music, known as Apollo; and Athena, goddess of wisdom and patron of the city of Athens. Phevos and Athena represent the link between Greek history and the modern Olympic Games. Phevos and Athena represent the values of Olympism: participation, brotherhood, equality, cooperation, fair play. Athena and Phevos are two dolls. They remind us of the pleasure of indulging in games; they highlight that the value of participation is higher than that of victory. Olympic Mascots Olympic Emblem Olympic Torch Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay ... Olympic Trivia Advertisement

102. Stock Photos Photographs Images Pictures Pics Travel Greece Ancient Olympia & Th Caption The Palaestra at ancient Olympia stands as a reminder of how it all began. Search terms Palaestra ancient Olympia ruin remnant Peloponnese Athens http://www.bruceholmestravel.com/Photo_Catalogue_Greece_(3)_Ancient_Olympia_&_th

CATALOGUE OF PHOTOGRAPHS GREECE 3 of 4 Home page Client list for pics Published sample pics About Bruce ... Photography Send email to: bruce@bruceholmestravel.com This Website: www.bruceholmestravel.com You may use your browser menu 'edit/select all/copy/paste' to copy this entire catalogue page into a word processor document for your reference. To search my site for particular places or images you may use the Google Search tool below: WWW http://www.bruceholmestravel.com TRAVEL IMAGES Destination GREECE: NB Each reference shows the number of the image, caption and relevant search terms. Some have links to low res jpeg viewing samples. NB For an introduction to my available travel articles on Greece click here. Caption: The Palaestra at ancient Olympia stands as a reminder of how it all began. Search terms: Palaestra ancient Olympia ruin remnant Peloponnese Athens 2004 Olympic Games Olympics athletics athletes ancient Greece Greek city monument Doric architecture building archaeological site Mycenaean Age Early Helladic photographs stock photos images pictures pics pix digital photos digital images photography photographer Caption: In the footsteps of the ancients, tourists inspect the Palaestra at ancient Olympia.

103. Olympics: Ancient And Modern Essay Direct Essays.com - Over 101,000 Essays, Term The Olympic GamesThe origin of the Olympic Games is linked with many myths referred to in ancient sources, but in the historic years their founder is said to be Oxylos whose http://www.directessays.com/viewpaper.php?request=73266&referal=270618

104. Olympia ancient Olympia. Perfecture. Elis. District. West Greece. Ephorate. 7th EPCA. Opening hours Tickets. Summer Opening Hours, Tickets. Telephone http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21107a/e211ga02.html

Olympia A nyone who has experienced a wild winter storm in the Alpheios valley and seen the sky resplendent with blinding lightning, or who has deen startled by a sudden mighty thunderclap on a stifling summer's day, will have no reason to doubt that this isolated part of the western Peloponnese is indeed the most important Sanctuary of Zeus, wielder of thunderbolts and father of the Gods. Klaus Herrmann "Olympia. The sanctuary and the contests" Mind and Body, Athens 1989 O ne of the most important sanctuaries of antiquity, dedicated to the father of the gods Olympian Zeus. Olympia is the birth-place of the Olympic Games and also where they were held. The area, of great natural beauty, has been inhabited uninterruptedly since the 3rd millenium B.C. and in the late Mycenaean period it became a religious centre. T he excavations at Olympia were begun in May 1829, two years after the battle of Navarino, by French archaeologists. The finds (metopes from the opisthodomus and parts of the metopes from the pronaos of the Temple of Zeus) were transferred to the Louvre where they are still being exhibited. When the Greek government was informed of the looting of artifacts, the excavation was stopped. Excavations started again 45 years later by German archaeologists. The research is being continued to this day by the German Institute of Archaeology in Athens, and the Ephorate of Antiquities in Olympia.

105. Olympia The olympics. Olympia had two parts The city and the olympics field above on a mountain. It was for women forbidden to see the olympics. http://library.thinkquest.org/17709/cities/olympia.htm

Olympia Above is a map of the city of Olympia (clickable) Olympia is a city at the western coast of the Pelloponnes. It was a normal city, like New York, but it had something special. The Olympics. Olympia had two parts: The city and the Olympics field above on a mountain. It was for women forbidden to see the Olympics. Once there was a women who tried to see them. See clothed herself like a trainer and looked at the matches of her son. When son won a match, she shouted like a woman and the men of Olympia killed her. From that time not only the participens but also the trainers and visitors weren't allowed to wear clothes. Temple of Zeus The Temple of Zeus, completed in 456 BC, was one of the largest temples in Greece (64m long and 28m width), and perhaps the most renowned example of Doric architecture in the Classical world. Today, none of the columns remain standing; earthquakes have taken their toll, and after the early Christian era, Olympia was abandoned to the flooding of the Peneus River. The building held six columns on each end, with thirteen on the flanks, and, except for the sculpted elements, was built entirely of local shell limestone. Temple of Hera During the 7th century, one of the very earliest monumental Greek temples was built here, originally a temple to both Zeus and Hera. But later, after the establishment of the great Temple of Zeus, it served Hera alone. In the 7th century, the temple was made of wood, but gradually was replaced in stone. The surviving capitals date to every period, from the late 7th century to Roman times. At the west end of the cella stood the archaic sculptures of Zeus and Hera, and the head of Hera has been recovered in the excavations. Here also was found the famous Hermes, sculpted by Praxiteles.

106. Olympia, Greece - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia ancient Pisa (Miraka). International Olympic Academy (pop 63). Aspra Spitia Ypsilo Chelidonio Floka Irakleia Kafkonia Kamena. Nea Kamena http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia,_Greece

Olympia, Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ancient Olympia - Statistics Prefecture Ilia Province Olympia Location: Area: -Total -Water -Rank km² Population: ( Communes: Elevation: about 10 m 63 m(centre) Postal code Area/distance code Municipal code Car designation HA Name of inhabitants: Olympian sing. -s pl. Website: www.olympia.gr (in Greek and English) Olympia Greek Olymp­'a or Ολύμπια Ol½mpia , older transliterations, Olimpia Olimbia ), a city of ancient Greece in Elis , is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi . Both games were held every olympiad (i.e. every four years), the Olympic Games dating back at least as far as 776 BC . In CE emperor Theodosius I abolished them. Olympia is also known for its gigantic ivory and gold statue of Zeus , made by Phidias , which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . Very close to the temple of Zeus (see photo of ruins below) which housed this statue, the studio of Phidias was excavated in the . Evidence found there such as sculptor's tools, corroborates this opinion.

107. Ancient Olympic Games: Information From Answers.com ancient Olympic Games Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek. http://www.answers.com/topic/ancient-olympic-games

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Ancient Olympic Games Wikipedia Ancient Olympic Games Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to AD. Origin The historical origins of the Ancient Olympic Games are lost in the fog of time, but several legends and myths survive. One of these tells of the hero Heracles , who won a race at Olympia and then decreed that the race should be re-enacted every four years, while another claims that deity Zeus had instated the festival after his defeat of the Titan Cronus Another myth tells of King Iphitos of Elis , who consulted the Pythia oracle of Delphi 9th century BC . The prophetess advised him to organise games in honour of the gods. The Spartan adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games, which were called Olympic, after Mount Olympus , the mountain on which the Greek gods were said to live.

108. Olympia, Greece: Information From Answers.com Olympia, Greece View onto the training ground from a room of the palestra . ancient Olympia Statistics Prefecture Ilia Province Olympia. http://www.answers.com/topic/olympia-greece

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Olympia, Greece Wikipedia Olympia, Greece View onto the training ground from a room of the palestra Ancient Olympia - Statistics Prefecture Ilia Province Olympia Location: http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=37_38_24_N_21_37_25_E_region:GR Area: -Total -Water -Rank km² Population: ( Communes: Elevation: about 10 m 63 m(centre) Postal code Area/distance code Municipal code Car designation HA Name of inhabitants: Olympian sing. -s pl. Website: www.olympia.gr (in Greek and English) Olympia Greek Olymp­'a Ol½mpia , older transliterations, Olimpia Olimbia ), a city of ancient Greece in Elis , is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi . Both games were held every olympiad (i.e. every four years), the Olympic Games dating back at least as far as 776 BC . In CE emperor Theodosius I abolished them.

109. Ancient Greek Olympic Games (1/2) The first known record of the ancient Olympic Games traces back to 776 BC. In 1766 Richard Chandler discovers ancient Olympia. http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Olympic.htm

Olympic Games Michael Lahanas Part 1: Events An olive wreath Good heavens, Mardonius, what manner of men are these against whom you have brought us to fightmen who contend with one another, not for money, but for honor. Herodotus The Persian Wars , VIII, 26 Homer describes athletic competitions in the Iliad as funeral games in honour of Patroklos and the contests held by the Phaeacians to entertain their guest, Odysseus, in the Odyssey. The motivation for competition initially could be for personal reasons only ( always to be the best and preeminent among all others as Peleus says to his son Achilles, Iliad ). I believe this to be the real reason of the success of the ancient Olympic Games. To win before a large crowd of people is more attractive and such occasions were various festivals in honour of the gods. The first known record of the Ancient Olympic Games traces back to 776 BC. After the end of the 4th BC century the games were less religious oriented with more professional athletes (participating in various games and collecting prizes like modern Tennis players). The Olympics were held every 4 years in July or August. The time between two Olympic Games was called an Olympiad. Only Greeks free citizens were initially allowed to participate (with some exceptions such as Nero). On the road to Olympia there is a precipitous mountain with big rocks, called Typaion. There is an Elean rule that any woman who has been seen at the (Olympic) Games or has crossed the (River) Alpheios during the forbidden days shall be pitched headlong from the summit

110. Staging Of The Ancient Olympic Games http://www.athens2004.com/MMResource/diorganosi/ancient_en.htm

111. Mediainfo2004.gr On the occasion of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, the Hellenic Secretariat General of Information introduces the Media Services for the Olympic Games http://www.mediainfo2004.gr/cgibin/hweb?-A=470&-V=olympicissues&-w=

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