Why couldn't the olympic trainers or competitors wear clothes?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Competitors were not required, but it was expected. The Greeks believed a beautiful naked body glorified the gods and made competition easier. Trainers were required to be nude to prove gender after one of the athlete's mothers disguised herself as a trainer in order to watch her son compete.

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∙ 12y ago

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