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What is Periodonikês?
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Win in three major International
Win in all regional games
events
Win in all local City competitions Win in all 4 Panhellenic games
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What was the 2nd foundation myth for Isthmian Games?
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Heracles starts the games for Theseus starts the games
Athena, like how Theseus for Poseidon, like how
starts the games for Zeus Heracles starts the
games for Zeus
Odysseus starts the games for Jason starts the games for
Zeus, like how Heracles starts Poseidon, like how Theseus
the games for Athena starts the games for Hera
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What's on the Panathenaic amphora?
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1. Give a Preliminary Sacrifice to see if god is willing)
2.Second Sacrifice inside the temple
3.Consult Pythia in the Adyton (even further out than cella, the most
sacred part of house)
4. Get Pythia's response
, Houses dedication to Apollo. A conspicuous way to display wealth and
power
It was athletic education and training regimen for Spartans to serve in
army. Using their athletic education as preparation for war.
One side: Image of Athena
Other side: Image of foot race/horse event
Inscription: Ton Athenethen athlon --> One of the Prizes from Athens
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Who is Orsippus of Megara?
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First person to run First person to compete in
naked at Olympia chariot races at Olympia
First person to win a First person to introduce boxing
wrestling match at at Olympia
Olympia
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What happened on Day 2 of Olympic Festival?
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1. isolation, wandering and terror.
2.Close connection with deities of the group.
3. Presence of male authority as guide.
4. Submission and obedience to that guide / male authority.
5. Reintegration
1. Horse events: Tethrippon (4horse chariot race), synoris
(2horse chariot race), Keles (horseback race)
2.Pentathlon: Done nude
3. Phylaballoi: Literally means ribbon tying. Unofficial 1st crowning
4. Day concludes with Chthonic blood sacrifice to Pelops at Pelopeion
- Kithara singing: Hymn to Apollo
- Kithara playing: began in 558 BCE
- poetry composition and performance
- Aulos (flute) competition
- Aulos singing: abolished in 582 BCE during first crown games)
Oedipus left Thebes to be controlled, alternating years, between his two
brothers. One year a brother wouldn't give up control, so the other
brother
recruited 7 warriors to take back Thebes. The warriors went to
Nemea for water, so Opheltes nurse (Opheltes cannot be put on
ground before he can walk) puts him on a celery plant and shows
the 7 a spring. Meanwhile, a serpent kills
Opheltes so the 7 host funeral games in his honour.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
100% Correct 231
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1 of 231
Term
What is Periodonikês?
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Win in three major International
Win in all regional games
events
Win in all local City competitions Win in all 4 Panhellenic games
Don't know?
, 2 of 231
Term
What was the 2nd foundation myth for Isthmian Games?
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Heracles starts the games for Theseus starts the games
Athena, like how Theseus for Poseidon, like how
starts the games for Zeus Heracles starts the
games for Zeus
Odysseus starts the games for Jason starts the games for
Zeus, like how Heracles starts Poseidon, like how Theseus
the games for Athena starts the games for Hera
Don't know?
3 of 231
Term
What's on the Panathenaic amphora?
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1. Give a Preliminary Sacrifice to see if god is willing)
2.Second Sacrifice inside the temple
3.Consult Pythia in the Adyton (even further out than cella, the most
sacred part of house)
4. Get Pythia's response
, Houses dedication to Apollo. A conspicuous way to display wealth and
power
It was athletic education and training regimen for Spartans to serve in
army. Using their athletic education as preparation for war.
One side: Image of Athena
Other side: Image of foot race/horse event
Inscription: Ton Athenethen athlon --> One of the Prizes from Athens
Don't know?
4 of 231
Term
Who is Orsippus of Megara?
Give this one a try later!
First person to run First person to compete in
naked at Olympia chariot races at Olympia
First person to win a First person to introduce boxing
wrestling match at at Olympia
Olympia
Don't know?
5 of 231
, Term
What happened on Day 2 of Olympic Festival?
Give this one a try later!
1. isolation, wandering and terror.
2.Close connection with deities of the group.
3. Presence of male authority as guide.
4. Submission and obedience to that guide / male authority.
5. Reintegration
1. Horse events: Tethrippon (4horse chariot race), synoris
(2horse chariot race), Keles (horseback race)
2.Pentathlon: Done nude
3. Phylaballoi: Literally means ribbon tying. Unofficial 1st crowning
4. Day concludes with Chthonic blood sacrifice to Pelops at Pelopeion
- Kithara singing: Hymn to Apollo
- Kithara playing: began in 558 BCE
- poetry composition and performance
- Aulos (flute) competition
- Aulos singing: abolished in 582 BCE during first crown games)
Oedipus left Thebes to be controlled, alternating years, between his two
brothers. One year a brother wouldn't give up control, so the other
brother
recruited 7 warriors to take back Thebes. The warriors went to
Nemea for water, so Opheltes nurse (Opheltes cannot be put on
ground before he can walk) puts him on a celery plant and shows
the 7 a spring. Meanwhile, a serpent kills
Opheltes so the 7 host funeral games in his honour.
