Lessons 3-5 Flashcards
the record of people as they relate to other people and to other nations
political history
earliest Greek historian
Herodotus
It was the lot of Hellas to have its season for more failry tempered than other lands.”
Herodotus
the response or message given by god to people
oracle
dwelling place of the gods
Mount Olympus
father of gods and men
Zeus
wife of Zeus
Hera
chief nymph of the gods
Pan
“Nothing in excess.”
inscription on temple
an event with five different contests
pentathlon
“If you have exercised youself in a manner worthy of hte Olympic Festival, if you have been guilty of no slothful or ignoble act, go on with a good courage. You have to so practiced, go whither you will.”
official motto of the Olympic Games
year of the First Olympic Games
776 BC