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Prometheus stole fire from Zeus

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The modern torch relay was introduced by Carl Diem, president of the Organization Committee for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as part of an effort to turn the games into a glorification of the Third Reich. (wikipedia) ---- As far as the Ancient Olympics are concerned, no one knows 'where' it started. But history does know that the flame was meant to symbolize the rebirth of Greek heroes that had died.

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The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, when a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.

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It was made to honor the Goddess Hestia.

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