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Greek Week: Tokyo Olympics 2021

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In honor of the Olympics, we are doing some stories about the Olympics in Greek mythology- and also some fun facts! Julianna gushes over the new Olympic sports (i.e. skateboarding, karate & surfing) and attempts to lead the episode herself as Sabryna takes a break. Also did you know that Apollo was good at… everything? The origins of the Olympics are definitely not as straightforward as they seem.

References:

  • https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/mythology#:~:text=The%20oldest%20myth%20which%20concerns,known%20demigod%20Herakles%20is%20mentioned
  • http://www1.macrosport.com/personal/Olympics-2008/Mythology_Project.pdf
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/beginners-guide-greece/a/olympic-games

    • https://www.thoughtco.com/origin-of-the-ancient-olympic-games-120122

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