The Olympic Games: The Ancient Greek Olympics

The Greeks started the Olympics, because they believed in the glory of competing and to honor their gods, with the best way they knew. Their ability Olympics to them, were much more than a game. It was a chance at immortality. People who competed, were looked at as a hero. When they were victorious, they received something better than money, prizes, gold, or more. Honor. The Ancient Greek Olympics merged two things that the Greeks loved dearly, religion and the desire for greatness.
The Ancient Olympic Games were held in honor of Zeus and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin. All games gave honor to the kings of the gods, almighty, Zeus.