CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Detroit Olympia, Isthmian Games, Pythian Games
27 Nov 2013
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A sanctuary with a festival dedicated to the gods. Athletic competition: olympia (olympian games, delphi (pythian games, nemea (nemean games, isthmia (isthmian games) Aristocrats as participants means of glory. Open only to those who spoke greek no barbarians. Site began its life dedicated to zeus. First olympic games held in 776 bc. Votives and offering to fulfill a vow; a gift to the god: a number of them were made of terracotta or bronze. Charioteer figurine from c. 750 bc = victorious athlete. Located in a secret grove in olympia. Marks the sacred boundary of the sanctuary: marks the ground going from a non-sacred place to a sacred place. Earliest cult activity regarded to the temple of zeus. Early transitional stage from wood to stone in columns. Meant as a conspicuous display of wealth and identity of polis. Furthest treasury to the east probably the first one built.
