OLYMPIA AND THE OLYMPICS

Question 1

what are the foudning stories of olymnpia

Answer 1

hercules cleaning the augean stables, funeral games for Oinomaos whos chariot was fixed to lose with wax holding it together that melted

Question 2

how mnay treasuries at olympia, what kind of place has these, what are the zanes

Answer 2

12, from generally non mainland places showing wider panhellenic appeal, zanes are bronze statues of zeus

Question 3

what is the echo stoa

Answer 3

long walkway that was echoey, helf trumpet and herald competition

Question 4

stadium, how long and where does it face

Answer 4

192m long (hercules ran it in one breath), faced the Altis showing dedication to zeus

Question 5

the temple of zeus, what did it have that was unusual, when was it made and what style

Answer 5

olive oil pool in front to make statue glimmer as if it was alive, 472BC and DORIC

Question 6

what was shown on the metopes on the doric frize of the temple of zeus at olympia

Answer 6

12 labours of hercules

Question 7

whats on the east and west pediments of the temple of zeus at olympia

Answer 7

eats, oinomaos and pelops
west, centrauromachy

Question 8

features of zeus cult statue

Answer 8

olive oil pool, made by phidias, chyselephantine, wears decorated robes