the 95th annual olympics are coming!
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Everyones favorite games are back! In honor of our god Zeus we started the Pythian games and continue the tradition of playing them every four years to honor all of the gods. Come out and cheer on the competitors from your hometown as they compete over these next five days in a series of events testing their strength and knowledge. For the next few days there will be a sacrifice held to show our grace to the gods above. Women, as you know, must not attend or participate in the games. The games will be held near Delphi. Also every two years, as we all know, the Isthmos games are held at the Isthmus Corinth.
The events include will include a run in full armor for military purposes, stade races, and the Stadion, which is a foot race completed in the nude. The pentathlon will include a series of five events, jumping, hurdling, discus throwing, and wrestling. Then the competitors will compete in boxing and wrestling competitions. These two sports have been beginning to get more and more violent over the years, so please remember to keep this clean for games and not too gruesome. There must be a winner though, so you have to fight until the other shows definite signs of defeat. The events will be measured and weighed according to age group. The jumpers are allowed to use weights as propellers to make you jump higher and get more leverage.
I’m sure all of you have been patiently waiting and anticipating the games since the end of the last games. Everyone is getting ready for the upcoming events and the competitors have already begun to condition and practice for their personal events. Our reigning champion, Deurtus, is returning to Delphi from Patras with his whole family and hometown. They are coming to support him and watch him at his best and hopefully win the games again. Ecules is coming all the way from Volos to try and regain his title in the Olympic games after he lost to Deustus four years ago. It is going to be hard to defeat Deurtus and the new upcoming competitors, but we think that he is up for the challenge.
I’m sure all of you have been patiently waiting and anticipating the games since the end of the last games. Everyone is getting ready for the upcoming events and the competitors have already begun to condition and practice for their personal events. Our reigning champion, Deurtus, is returning to Delphi from Patras with his whole family and hometown. They are coming to support him and watch him at his best and hopefully win the games again. Ecules is coming all the way from Volos to try and regain his title in the Olympic games after he lost to Deustus four years ago. It is going to be hard to defeat Deurtus and the new upcoming competitors, but we think that he is up for the challenge.
list of olympic events
- Station (192.27 Meter Sprint)
- Boxing
- Equestrian Events (Including Chariot Racing and Riding)
- Pankration
- Pentathlon (Includes: Discus, Javelin, Jump, Running, and Wrestling)
- Boys' Stadio
- Discus Throw
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The events include will include a run in full armor for military purposes, stade races, and the Stadion, which is a footrace completed in the nude. The pentathlon will include a series of five events, jumping, hurdling, discus throwing, and wrestling. Then the competitors will compete in boxing and wrestling competitions. These two sports have been beginning to get more and more violent over the years, so please remember to keep this clean for games and not too gruesome. There must be a winner though, so you have to fight until the other shows definite signs of defeat. The events will be measured and weighed according to age group. The jumpers are allowed to use weights as propellers to make you jump higher and get more leverage.
The Olympic games are very special to us Greeks because it brings all of our people of Greece together in the time of everyone being separated into our own city-states. The games give us Greek people the same feeling of being in the same culture and similarness. The Olympic games also give us entertainment and a topic that we can all relate to and talk about.
I’m sure all of you have been patiently waiting and anticipating the games since the end of the last games. Everyone is getting ready for the upcoming events and the competitors have already began to condition and practice for their personal events. Our reigning champion, Deurtus, is returning to Delphi from Patras with his whole family and hometown. They are coming to support him and watch him at his best and hopefully win the games again. Ecules is coming all the way from Volos to try and regain his title in the olympic games after he lost to Deustus four years ago. It is going to be hard to defeat Deurtus and the new upcoming competitors, but we think that they are up for the challenge.
Distinguishing the age categories may be hard for some people, so here is the simplest way to explain the system. In the Pythian Olympic games, boys are between the ages of twelve and fourteen, in the isthmian games boys will be between the ages of fourteen and seventeen, and in the Ageneioi games are between the ages seventeen and twenty.
Our favorite competitors will be there, including Milon of Croton, who will be competing for another win in wrestling. Also Kyniska of Sparta, the first woman ever known to compete in the Olympic games, will be competing in the chariot races in this very grueling event in her age group. These games are not easy to compete in because you are exposed to the elements that will test your strength and longevity thro
As you all know, but just a reminder a week before, during, and after games we have the Olympic Truce, a tradition that dates back to 778 BC it also means “laying down of arms”. This means you are not allowed to harm anyone and safe travels to the games for the athletes and spectators.
If you want to compete in the 394 BCE games, please fill out the application that you can get from your local tax center and then turn it back in with your specific event, height, and weight. The application is due August the ninth. After four months from turning in the application you will receive a letter back to where you will be competing for a chance to participate in the Olympic games. It does not matter your social class or ranking as long as they know how to do their specific event.
If you are planning to compete in the games, make sure to bring olive oil for your skin. Proper hygiene is a very important aspect of the games. Olive oil and dust help regulate the body heat of the competitor and work as a sunscreen. Also make sure you bring your strigil to wipe the sweat off while you are competing.
We hope that everyone will be watching this years Pythian games closely this year and participate in the festivities that the games bring to Greece. Support your favorite Olympian by cheering them on and bringing roses to the games to congratulate them. The victors will receive wreaths and ribbons and palm fronds. If you want to be considered a hero, start conditioning to win the Olympic games. It was the Greek people that thought the gods should give the victors their prize. If you win the god Nike will come down and place the divine reward, a ribbon and wreath, on your head and body.
Winning the Olympics is a major honor, and if you win you will be considered to be immoral and a hero to all people. Winning not only makes you a hero, but also gives you honor among surrounding people and makes you a role model, especially in your hometown.
The Olympic games are very special to us Greeks because it brings all of our people of Greece together in the time of everyone being separated into our own city-states. The games give us Greek people the same feeling of being in the same culture and similarness. The Olympic games also give us entertainment and a topic that we can all relate to and talk about.
I’m sure all of you have been patiently waiting and anticipating the games since the end of the last games. Everyone is getting ready for the upcoming events and the competitors have already began to condition and practice for their personal events. Our reigning champion, Deurtus, is returning to Delphi from Patras with his whole family and hometown. They are coming to support him and watch him at his best and hopefully win the games again. Ecules is coming all the way from Volos to try and regain his title in the olympic games after he lost to Deustus four years ago. It is going to be hard to defeat Deurtus and the new upcoming competitors, but we think that they are up for the challenge.
Distinguishing the age categories may be hard for some people, so here is the simplest way to explain the system. In the Pythian Olympic games, boys are between the ages of twelve and fourteen, in the isthmian games boys will be between the ages of fourteen and seventeen, and in the Ageneioi games are between the ages seventeen and twenty.
Our favorite competitors will be there, including Milon of Croton, who will be competing for another win in wrestling. Also Kyniska of Sparta, the first woman ever known to compete in the Olympic games, will be competing in the chariot races in this very grueling event in her age group. These games are not easy to compete in because you are exposed to the elements that will test your strength and longevity thro
As you all know, but just a reminder a week before, during, and after games we have the Olympic Truce, a tradition that dates back to 778 BC it also means “laying down of arms”. This means you are not allowed to harm anyone and safe travels to the games for the athletes and spectators.
If you want to compete in the 394 BCE games, please fill out the application that you can get from your local tax center and then turn it back in with your specific event, height, and weight. The application is due August the ninth. After four months from turning in the application you will receive a letter back to where you will be competing for a chance to participate in the Olympic games. It does not matter your social class or ranking as long as they know how to do their specific event.
If you are planning to compete in the games, make sure to bring olive oil for your skin. Proper hygiene is a very important aspect of the games. Olive oil and dust help regulate the body heat of the competitor and work as a sunscreen. Also make sure you bring your strigil to wipe the sweat off while you are competing.
We hope that everyone will be watching this years Pythian games closely this year and participate in the festivities that the games bring to Greece. Support your favorite Olympian by cheering them on and bringing roses to the games to congratulate them. The victors will receive wreaths and ribbons and palm fronds. If you want to be considered a hero, start conditioning to win the Olympic games. It was the Greek people that thought the gods should give the victors their prize. If you win the god Nike will come down and place the divine reward, a ribbon and wreath, on your head and body.
Winning the Olympics is a major honor, and if you win you will be considered to be immoral and a hero to all people. Winning not only makes you a hero, but also gives you honor among surrounding people and makes you a role model, especially in your hometown.