Hercules made the Olympics up.
Olympics
The Olympian Games were started by Hercules in honer of Zeus.
Hercules
Hercules, the son of zeus
Hercules was born in Thebes. In Crete a city was named after him, Heracleion, now Iraklion.
some stories say it was hercules, challenging his brothers.
associated with the Zodiac
yes that's what i think
Quite a few games are not associated withe the Olympics and many that once were not associated are now associated, such as tennis. Australian Rules Football is not associated with the Olympics although an exhibition match was once played. Generally speaking, games which are particular to a country (such as A.F.L. or octupus baiting in the South Pacific) are not usually played at the Olympics. The Olympics usually consists of those games and sports that are more universally played.
He was associated with both Orpheus and Hercules.
It was in honour of his father Zeus, the god of all gods