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Panhellenic Games

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท , Greece

About Panhellenic Games

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 were: the Olympic Games, which were held at Olympia in honor of 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." Each of these Game.

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