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OlympicsOlympia: Aerial view of site and surroundings 奥运会的起源The Greeks invented athleti contests and held them in honour of their gods. the most famous games were those at Olympia, a town in south- western Greece. These took place every four years. The ancient Olympics seem to have begun in the early 700 BC, in honour of Zeus.② No women were allowed to watch the games. Pottery dating from around 550 BC shows men taking part in the games naked or wearing only a thong. A terracota rhyton （陶制角状杯）showing an athlete binding his hair. （奥运会的起源）Aryballos: Plastic vase in the form of a kneeling boy. Th