Question

1.why olympics is named as olympics


2.why mathron run called mathron
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Answer 1

Answer:

Ans. 1. THE GAMES. The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. ... The sanctuary was named in antiquity after Mt. Olympos (see 'Did you know' in the glossary), the highest mountain in mainland Greece.

2. It is said that the term “marathon” was coined after Pheidippides, a messenger for the Greek army who had run (without stopping, if legend is to be believed) from the town of Marathon back to Athens, to tell the people of a victory over the Persian army.

Answer 2

Answer:

I don't know

Explanation:

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