San Pedro High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (San Pedro, CA)

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Ancient Olympic Games HE OLYMPIC GAMES originated'in ancient Greece, where the leading cities staged celebrations or festivals in honor of Zeus, the supreme god of the universe. These first ancient athletic fes- tivals were purely local affairs, but the Eleians, wishing to add to the importance of their celebration, invited neighboring cities to join them in the contests on the plains of Olympus, and finally the cele- bration became Panhellenic. The first known Panhellenic festival was held in 776 B. C. The motive of the celebration was the glor- ification of the strong and agile body. This was accomplished by athletic contests. The leading poets, sages, orators, and artists of the nation met together to view the games and entertained the spectators with their art. Thus these festivals grew to be great national celebrations, tending' to diffuse national ideas, and were occasions of entertainment and festivity. Lloyd Iverson, XVY32.

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