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founding of the the Olympic games Flashcards

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Who are the two people who are thought to have founded the Olympics?

A

Heracles and Pelops

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During which one of Heracles labours was the Olympic games founded?

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the 5th labour (the Augean stables)

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What happened after Heracles completed the labour, which founded the Olympic games?

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Augeas did not pay Heracles what he had promised to pay him

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How did Heracles react to Augeas after the promise was broken?

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he waited after completing all his labours and waged war on Augeas

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Where did Heracles wage war on Augeas?

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in Elis

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Which city did Augeas and Heracles fought each other?

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Olypmia

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Who won the war between Heracles and Augeas?

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Heracles won the battle

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Why did Heracles create the Olympic games?

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to celebrate and honour his father (Zeus) for winning the battle

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9
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How long was the stadium track length?

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192.7 meters

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10
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What is the length of the stadium track aligned to?

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one stride of Heracles

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where are the 12 labours of Heracles depicted?

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on the metopes at the temple of Zeus

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Who was Oinomaos’ daughter

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Hippodamia

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What town was Oinomaos king of?

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Pisa

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What was the oracle that Oinomaos recieved?

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that if his daughter got married he would die

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What did Oinomaos do to try prevent the Oracle from becoming true?

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he challenged anyone who wanted to marry his daughter to a chariots race

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Why
did Oinomaos challenge suitors to a chariots race?

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he was very skilled at using chariots

17
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What happened to the suitor if they lost the chariots race?

A

they would be killed

18
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What happened to the suitor if they won the chariots race?

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they would be allowed to marry Hippodamia

19
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What had happened by the time Pelops had attempted to do the race?

A

Many men had been killed

20
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What did Pelops do before he raced the king?

A

he bribed one of the charioteers into changing the bronze linchpins to wax ones.

21
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what is a linchpin?

A

a nail that would hold a wheel together

22
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What happened during the race between Pelops and Oinomaos?

A

The heat melted the wax linchpin, this threw the king out of his Chariot, Killing him.

23
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What happened after the race between Oinomaos and Pelops?

A

Pelops and Hippodamia get married

24
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Why are the Olympics set up by Pelops?

A

as funerary games in honour of Oinomaos

25
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Where is the Myth of Pelops and Oinomaos depicted?

A

On the east pediment on the Temple of Zeus

26
Q

Why did Greeks not conflict or
argue about which myths surrounding the founding of the Olympic games?

A

-because both are depicted on the temple of Zeus
-because Greek religion was flexible and lacked dogma

27
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List reasons why the Augean Stables are an appropriate myth for the foundation of the ancient Olympic games. (list 3)

A

Any of:
-Heracles is the son of Zeus and the Olympics were games to please Zeus.
-Heracles got justice by killing Augeas and honouring his father in battles
-Near by area to Olympia
-Games about strength, Perseverance and challenges which are all this Heracles had to experience

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List reasons why the Augean Stables are an inappropriate myth for the foundation of the ancient Olympic games. (list 2)

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-hard to believe Heracles diverted two rivers to clean the stables
-a war had to take place for the games to be founded

29
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List reasons why the Pelops and Oinomaos myth is an appropriate for the foundation story of the ancient Olympic games. (list 3)

A

Any of :
-Oinomaos was in a race with Pelops, which was a game in the Ancient Olympic games (Chariot racing)
-Pelops is Zeus’ grandson and both are worshipped at the site
-The Olympics acts as a fitting funerary memorial for a great king (Oinomaos)
-Cheaters do not prosper, this is proven by Pelops’ family being cursed after he cheated in the race

30
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List 1 reason why the Pelops myth is an inappropriate for the foundation story of the ancient Olympic games.

A

There was cheating involved which does not promote good values for a sporting contest

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