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What gave the Olympics its name?
The greek city of Olympia, where the games were originally held.
Why do the winter Olympic games happen?
The Olympics are modeled after the ancient Greek Olympics which were a competition between Greek city-states. The Winter Olympics happen now to have snow and ice sports in the Olympics.
What were the rules for the ancient greek Olympics?
The Games were established by the city-state of Elis, on whose territory the Games were held. The city provided three referees to supervise them. Participation in the Games were restricted to the citizens of Greek city-states.
Who was allowed to compete in the Ancient Olympics?
Citizens of Greek city-states.Citizens of Greek city-states.
Where were the people that played in the Olympics from?
Greek city-states.
Which city associated Olympics at first in Asia?
Tokyo, Japan
Who created the olymipics?
Greece had created the Olympics. The Olympics were created for the Greek gods. Especially for Athena. (Which the city, Athens, was named after.) The Greece made the Olympics as the games to 'amuse' the gods, also for their honor for them. In Greek, the Olympics are spelt as Ολυμπιακοί. Olympics are for Mount Olympus, that was also for the Greek gods domain. It was also called Olympics because of Olympia, Greece for the name. The Games were not only entertainment, but to show their power and strengths to the gods. Summary: Called Olympics - Mount Olympus & Olympia, Greece Created Olympics - The people of Greece (you could say the gods in a way)
Who were the participants of the ancient Olympics?
The Greeks invented the games to honour health, beauty, and their Gods. Only Greek mmales were allowed to play in the games. The Greek men competed in the nude. This even was an all male affair as any woman found observing the games was subject to execution.
Where did the athletes come from in the ancient Olympics?
The Greek city-states.
Which Greek city- state was the ancient Olympics held?
Olimpia
What city was 1967 Olympics in?
There was no 67 games, but there was 1968 summer games in Mexico City.
What is the similarities between the Olympics and Greek Mythology?
The word Olympics comes from the name Mount Olympus where the 'Greek' Gods live,and Greek gods come from Greek Mythology.Answer 2:No, sorry, the word Olympics comes from Greek city Olympia where the most important competitions were held in antiquity.
