Question

Write a short note on Olympic flame?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The idea for the Olympic flame was derived from ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics on the altar of the sanctuary of Hestia. In Ancient Greek mythology, fire had divine connotations — it was thought to have been stolen from the gods by Prometheus.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟʏᴍᴘɪᴄ ғʟᴀᴍᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴄᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ sᴀᴄʀᴇᴅ ғɪʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴏʟʏᴍᴘɪᴄs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀɴᴄᴛᴜᴀʀʏ ᴏғ ʜᴇsᴛɪᴀ. ɪɴ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ғɪʀᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs — ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴛᴏʟᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅs ʙʏ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴇᴛʜᴇᴜs.