ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES MEANINGS IN 2020

FACTS OF ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES

Introduction:-

In this chapter, we are going to discuss about the facts of ancient Olympic games and terms used during ancient Olympic games and their meanings.

About Ancient Olympic games:-

·     The period of 4 years between the Olympic games was called Olympiad.

·     In the spectator’s gallery of Olympic games and participation in games was prohibited for women.
·     All the players in the games participated without clothes.
·     Winner player at Olympic games were awarded by giving olive tree’s branch in award.
·     The judges of Olympic games was called Hellanodikai.
·     The announcer of the Olympic games was called Spondiphori.
·     Pindar the name of poet used to sing poems in honour of the winners.
·     The sculpture name Phidias used to make marble statue of the winners.
·     Olympic games were taboo for the women, but this rule was broken by the woman named Pheranice for her son named Pisidorus, who was a Boxing player, to see his son taking part on the competition. Being the mother of winner, she was forgiven for her husband and brother being a gold medalist in Olympic games.
·     As per rules near the game site only one woman could enter who was the priestess of the temple of the Jesus god called Denantra.

 Terms used during ancient Olympic gams and their meanings

·    Altis: grove
·    Athlete: one who competes for a prize
·    Athlon: prize
·    Athlos: contest
·    Drachma: standard of Greek currency
·    Dekadrachm: ten drachmai
·    Diaulos: a foot race equal to two lengths of standion
·    Dolichos: a distance race varying from place to place
·    Dromos: running place or racecourse
·     Gymnasium: place of naked people
·    Halters: jumping weights
·    Hellanodikai: Greek judges
·    Himantes: boxing gloves
·    Imantes: Boxing gloves
·    Hippodromos: race course for horse
·    Hoplite: armed soldier
·    Hoplitodromos: race in armor
·    Keles: horse race
·    Nike: victory; goddess of victory
·    Palaestra: place of wrestling
·    Pale: wrestling
·    Pankration: an athletic event combining aspects of wrestling and boxing
·    Pantheon: all the gods
·    Pentathlon: five contests (Discus, Javelin, Long jump, Wrestling, and boxing)
·    Periodonikes: circuit victor

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