Isthmia

Japanese: Isthmia
Isthmia


[Olympic History]

[Ancient Olympics]
The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, as a festival dedicated to Zeus, the chief god of ancient Greece. In ancient Greece, there were four other major festivals: the Pythia, held at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi, the Isthmia, held in Corinth for the sea god Poseidon, and the Nemea, held in 573 BC for Zeus, but the Olympic Games were the largest and had the longest history. The history of games in ancient Greece dates back to the mythological era, and there is no consensus on the origin of the Olympic Games, but the first Olympic Games recorded on record were held in 776 BC, and were held every four years thereafter, for a long period of 1,169 years until the 293rd Olympic Games in 393.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Isthmia" are listed below.

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Japanese:


〔オリンピックの歴史〕

【古代オリンピック】
 古代オリンピックは,ギリシアのオリュンピア(オリンピア)で,古代ギリシアの主神ゼウスにささげる祭典競技であった。古代ギリシアでは四大祭典として,このほかデルフォイのアポロン神域で催されたピュティアPythia祭,コリントスの海神ポセイドンを主神とするイストミアIsthmia祭,ゼウスを主神とするネメアNemea祭(前573)があったが,もっとも盛大で歴史も長かったのがオリュンピアの祭典である。古代ギリシアにおける競技の歴史は,神話時代にさかのぼって古く,オリュンピア祭典競技の起源に定説はないが,記録に残る最初のオリュンピア競技は前776年に行われ,その後4年に1度ずつ開かれて,393年の第293回まで1169年の長期にわたって続けられた。…

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