Why the Odyssey film will make Messinia a holiday hotspot

Why The Odyssey film will make this secret Greek peninsula a holiday hotspot - TRAVEL IN FOCUS: With its beautiful beaches, ...
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Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled Tuesday at the site of the ancient games in southern Greece. Cloudy skies ...
Newsday

At birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — No one knows what music in ancient Greece sounded like or how dancers once moved. Every two years, a new interpretation of the ancient performance gets a global audience. It ...
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Centuries ago, the ancient Olympics took on a similar role in society

MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota history professor Dr. Andrew Gallia watches the Olympics these days, he notices some striking similarities to the ancient version of the games that began in ...
Newsday

As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — Even the gods need a backup plan. Organizers in Ancient Olympia held an emergency rehearsal Monday to light the flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, seizing on a ...
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From Ancient Olympia to Paris: How the Olympic Games were created

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the world converges on Paris for the 33rd Olympiad, it’s a reminder of the ancient heritage of the Olympic movement. It starts with the term “Olympiad.” It was how the ...