The ancient Olympic Games, part of a major religious festival honoring Zeus, the chief Greek god, were the biggest event in their world. They were the scene of political rivalries between people from different parts of the Greek world, and the site of controversies, boasts, public announcements and humiliations.
Chat with our AI personalities
The games were started because to honor the Greek god Zeus.
The ancient Greek Olympic games were to honor Zeus and sportsmanship.
The olympic games were held in honour of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. He and the other gods lived on Mount Olympus
Zeus, whose temple was at Olympia in southern Greece.
No. The ancient Olympics were a sports festival but also a religious festival celebrated in Greece by Greeks to honor the Greek gods.