My Trip to Athens- Sports

YahSU! It's Melina again.

I decided that I wanted to look into more about sports while I'm here in Greece's capital. Considering that the Olympic Games started in Ancient Greece, it's the perfect place to learn more about the origin of our country's popular sports. The history of Athens and what happened in Ancient Greece is mostly preserved in the cities Athens and Sparta. Athens especially had many artists and writers whose work was left behind. This helps us learn more about what happened in Ancient Greece and their life styles. The myths say that the games were held in honor of Zeus. Zeus is said to be the father of all the gods. He is supposed to be extremely powerful. On the first day of the Olympics, sacrifices to Zeus were always made. Ancient Greece had many gyms for the public because the Greeks strongly believe that a healthy body is important. The army even used sports to help prepare their forces for war. Sports as a whole were part of daily life in Greece, and they were very important. This is still true for us today. Our most popular sports today are Tennis, Soccer, Water Polo, Hiking, Diving, and many more. Because sports are so important to us, you can pretty much find any sport.