the olympic games began when Heracles built the Olympic Stadium to honor Zues, his father.
Although the ancient Games were staged in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BC through 393 AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who presented the idea in 1894
A celebration to the god Zeus.
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i think there are 2 basic ideas .
1.) to unite the world in one thing all the countries have in common , the love of sports .
2.) to have a competitive gathering of many of the countries to compete in sports and to see who is the best of the best .