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Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia)
Parrhasia (Arcadia)
Parrhasia was a region in south Arcadia, Greece. Parrhasius, son of Lycaon gave it his name.Today, the area corresponds to the modern southwestern Arcadia west of Megalopoli and the southeastern Ilia prefecture...
said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the sacrifice of Lycaean
Lykaia
In Ancient Greece, the Lykaia was an archaic festival with a secret ritual on the slopes of Mount Lykaion , the tallest peak in rustic Arcadia. The rituals and myths of this primitive rite of passage centered upon an ancient threat of cannibalism and the possibility of a werewolf transformation...
Zeus, becoming a man after nine years.