Olympic Games

Japanese: オリンピック競技 - おりんぴっくきょうぎ
Olympic Games

…the sanctuary of Zeus, located in the region of Elis in the northwestern Peloponnese, in southern Greece, at the confluence of the Alpheios and Kladeos rivers. It is famous for the Olympic games held in the festival of Zeus. The religious traditions of this place are ancient, and as early as Mycenaeus the worship of Cronus and Gaia or the hero Pelops seems to have been practiced, which later gave way to the worship of Zeus.

*Some of the terms used in reference to "Olympic Sports" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア南部,ペロポネソス半島北西部のエリス地方,アルフェイオスとクラデオス川の合流するところにあるゼウスの聖地。ゼウスの祭典のさいに催されたオリンピック競技によって名高い。この地の宗教的伝統は古く,すでにミュケナイ時代にクロノスとガイアあるいは英雄ペロプスの崇拝が行われ,それがやがてゼウス崇拝に代わったと思われる。…

※「オリンピック競技」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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