Panhellenic Games
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Panhellenic Games is the collective term for four separate religious festivals held in ancient Greece that became especially well known for the athletic competitions they included. The four festivals
Ancient Greek long jump. Athlete preparing to jump, with one mid-jump.
Stadium of the Pythian Games at Delphi
Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion vase
Palaimon shown riding a dolphin after his mother jumps into the sea while holding him to save him from Hera
Isthmian Games
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Isthmian Games or Isthmia were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were named after the Isthmus of Corinth, where they were held. As with the Nemean Games, the Isthmian Games were held
Panhellenic Games
…Zeus; the Pythian Games, which took place in Delphi and honored Apollo; the Nemean Games, occurring at Nemea and also honoring Zeus; and, finally, the Isthmian Games set in Isthmia and held in honor of Poseidon. The places at which these games were held were considered to be "the four great panhellenic sanctuaries…
Four Panhellenic games.
Flamininus restoring Liberty to Greece at the Isthmian Games.