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the olympic games were held for the God Zues.
The games that were held to honor the greek god Zeus was callled'the Olympic Games.
The god Zeus.
The Olympic Games were held in honour of the god Zeus at Olympia in Elis in southern Greece.
The games were held as a festival for the god Zeus.
To honor the Greek god Zeus
To honor the Greek god Zeus
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The Pythian Games were held at Delphi in honour of the god Apollo, its patron, just as the Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Elis in honour of Zeus. It was giving thanks fro the god's protection.
It depends on what time period you are looking at. Modern (summer) Olympics are held every four years around the world - for example, in 2008, it was in Beijing, China, and in 2012, it will be London, England. However, the original Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece, in honor of one of the Greek gods, Zeus. P.S. The 2004 Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece!
It was the year of the 1st Olympic games. The games were held every 4years in Olympia, in honour of god Zeus.