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What is the purpose of the Olympic Games?
The Olympic Games are held to honor Zeus, the all-knowing, all-seeing king of the gods. What are the goals of the Olympic Games? The Olympic Games aim to
Who competes in the Olympic Games? Tens of thousands of freeborn men and boys from Hellene city-states and from our colonies as far away as Italia, Gallia, Hispania, Libya, Anatolia, Thrace, and the shores of the Pontus Euxinus will gather at Olympia. There they will compete for the glory of our Father Zeus as well as for their city-state. The athletic contests will showcase the extraordinary physical strength, skill, and speed they have acquired through intense, and sometimes painful, training.
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