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Ancient Olympic Games and Elis

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Difference between Ancient Olympic Games and Elis

Ancient Olympic Games vs. Elis

The ancient Olympic Games were originally a festival, or celebration of and for Zeus; later, events such as a footrace, a javelin contest, and wrestling matches were added. Elis or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient: Ἦλις Ēlis; Doric: Ἆλις Alis; Elean: Ϝαλις Walis, ethnonym: Ϝαλειοι) is an ancient district that corresponds to the modern Elis regional unit.

Similarities between Ancient Olympic Games and Elis

Ancient Olympic Games and Elis have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): City-state, Coroebus of Elis, Hellanodikai, Olympia, Greece, Olympic Games, Peloponnese, Pelops, Pisa, Greece, Strabo.

City-state

A city-state is a sovereign state, also described as a type of small independent country, that usually consists of a single city and its dependent territories.

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Coroebus of Elis

Coroebus of Elis, commonly spelled Koroibos (Greek: Κόροιβος Ἠλεῖος), was a Greek cook, baker and athlete from Elis, who won the stadion race in the first recorded Ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC.

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Hellanodikai

The Hellanodikai (Ἑλλανοδίκαι, literally meaning Judges of the Greeks; sing. Ἑλλανοδίκας) were the judges of the Ancient Olympic Games, and the success of the games are attributed to their efforts.

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Olympia, Greece

Olympia (Greek: Ὀλυμπία;; Olymbía), a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Peloponnese

The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Πελοπόννησος, Peloponnisos) is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece.

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Pelops

In Greek mythology, Pelops (Greek: Πέλοψ), was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus.

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Pisa, Greece

Pisa (Πῖσα) was the name of an ancient town in the western Peloponnese, Greece.

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Strabo

Strabo (Στράβων Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC AD 24) was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

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Ancient Olympic Games and Elis Comparison

Ancient Olympic Games has 122 relations, while Elis has 62. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 4.89% = 9 / (122 + 62).

References

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