Why were the olympic games held?

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Plebsori · Answer 1 · 2018-02-21T18:36:13+0000

The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the modernOlympic Games (begun in 1896) TheGames were held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, and were staged every four years at Olympia, a valley near a city called Elis.

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