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What Greek god got held of honour for the first ancient Olympic games?
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What happened on the first day of the first ancient Greek Olympic?
A sacrifice to Zeus, in whose honour the Games were held.
Who were the first Olympic games held in honor of?
The olympic games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. He and the other gods lived on Mount Olympus
Who created the first Olympic game?
the ancient greek's
When did the ancient greek games begin?
The first ancient Greek Olympic Games took place in 776 BC in Olympia.
When did the ancient Greek calendar start?
The answer to the question is "THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES"
What Greek god got held of honor at the first ancient Olympic games?
adonis
What countries were at the first ancient Olympics?
the first olympic games were in greece and only greek atheltes were involved
Is it Kyniska or Cynisca?
It is Cynisca. She was an ancient Greek princess and the first woman to win at the Olympic Games.
How the Olympics started?
The Olympics started in ancient Greece in Athens, it was called the Olympics after the gods of Olympus (The Greek Gods). It was said the Hercules (A myth) found the Olympic games. The Olympic games was to honour Zeus the Greek god of all gods and was also to honour many other Olympic gods (But mainly Zeus) The first olympic event was a 200 meter foot race and fifty years fter that a second race was added, the four hundred meter race, many other sports then followed.
Who first invented the ancient Olympic games?
The Greeks are the ones who stared the olympic games to worship their gods and godesses.
Why was the first Olympics held in ancient Greece?
Unite the Greek communities culturally and reinforce a shared Greek, or Panhellenic, heritage. They were also held to honour one of there gods, Zeus.
Which ancient Greek city was host to the ancient Olympic Games?
The first sports event called the Olympic games in the modern era was held in Much Wenlock (a village in England) in 1850. The first Olympiad organised by the IOC was held in Athens in 1896.
