Second+Draft+Essay+on+Greece

The Greeks saw the games as a symbol of peace in their war ridden country. This showed that Greeks balanced their warrior side with their spiritual side. “Though the ancient Olympics were fiercely competitive, their peaceful nature was always a distinguishing characteristic that made them unique.” All fighting stopped it was considered disrespectful to the gods to engage in conflict during this period. Even during today’s Olympics all nations try to come together to celebrate the games. In ancient Greece there was a strict law that there couldn’t be any conflict."For seven days before and after the Olympics, all fighting was forbidden in order to allow for safe travel for both spectators and athletes to and from the games. If any of the city-states violated this truce, they were fined and punished severely. "[]  This truce showed their respect for their athletes, gods, and games. In the Events of the Ancient Olympic Games women were not able to participate in the events. Women back then were not able to participate in sports, since they could not go out in public or vote and they had no rights only to give birth to strong men. Women in ancient Greece were rarely allowed to take part in sports where it was believed that mothers who were tough and strong would produce good soldiers. Spartan women had their own event, the women were only allowed to participate in one event and that was the foot race (where “Like the Olympics the Heraia were celebrated every four years, but the only event was the foot-race, with contests for three separate age-groups. The races were held in the stadium but with the track being shortened by one sixth, making it 158m long, instead of the 192m run by the men.“Perhaps this reflected the Greek male view of the physical inferiority of women. Religious conservatism probably also played a part in the exclusion of women from many sports." [] In today’s Olympics women are a big part of the events and viewed as important competitors. . Today Olympic events are different from the ancient Olympic events. In today Olympics they have basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, soccer, swimming and etc. In the ancient Olympics there were fewer events and only free men who spoke Greek could participate in the Olympics. This meant that athletes from outside countries could not participate in the games. One Olympic event that the ancient Olympics had was called pankration, it was a no rules fighting game the only rules they had was no poking in the eye or biting. T hey are trying to bring back this event but they think it is too violent.
 * Ancient Greece was a society that was rich in culture, it was also where the original Olympic Games started. The Greeks worshipped gods, Goddesses and heroes. The original Olympic Games were inspired by the gods and it was a great honor to participate in them. __The ancient Greeks thrived on competition and the people who participated in the games had a great appreciation and pride for being the best in the Olympics__.**<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">
 * The Greeks invented many things<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> one of those things <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">was ancient Olympics<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">, the Greeks were a polytheistic society they worshipped many gods and goddesses.** The Olympics were always held at the Temple of Zeus. Zeus was the king of all the gods in Greek mythology. The ancient Olympic Games were always held at Olympia and began in the year 776 B.C. Zeus was believed to “bestow on athletes the prowess and skills that enabled them to excel in sport, and was thus inextricably bound up with the ancient Games.” <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> Zeus’s son was Hercules<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">, and he inspired the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> most important race which was the sprint. “At the Olympic Gamest, It was run over a distance of a little more than 192 meters, the distance that Hercules (or Herakles), the mythical founder of the Games, was said to have been able to run in one breath."[] The Greeks were afraid of the gods so they had to honor them. "First and foremost, the Greeks, as noted above, viewed the Olympic Games as a religious festival. It was therefore their duty to attend and/or participate in the Games, and duty to the gods was more important than duty to their city-states." The games represented the Greek’s faith, strength, and will <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">of power. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">(fix up the last 5 lines of this paragraph format)

The Olympics had a profound effect on the people of Greece and I <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> think now they still have a big effect on the people around the world as millions tune in to watch. The athletes were so influenced by the gods that and it was a great tribute to Zeus. The Greek competitive spirit still lives on in today<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Olympics. To think that the Olympics were stopped for 1,500 years is incredible because<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> it unites countries and shows other religions and traditions.