Panhellenic Games

Panhellenic Games is the collective term for four separate sports festivals held in ancient Greece. The four Games were the Olympic Games which were held at Olympia in honor of Zeus.^[1] The Pythian Games took place in Delphi and honored Apollo.^[2]  Nemean Games took place at Nemea and also honored Zeus.^[3] The Isthmian Games took place in Isthmia and were held in honor of Poseidon.^[4] Each of these Games took place over a four-year period, starting with the Olympics. Along with the fame and notoriety of winning the ancient Games, the athletes earned different crowns of leaves from the different Games. From the Olympics, the victor won an olive wreath, from the Pythian Games a laurel wreath, from the Nemean Games a crown of wild celery leaves, and from the Isthmian Games a crown of pine.^[5]