Panhellenic Games

Panhellenic Games is the collective term for four separate sports festivals held in ancient Greece. The four Games were:

Games Deity Honored Location Prize Frequency
Olympic Games Zeus Olympia, Elis Olive wreath (Kotinos) Every 4 years (marked the start of year 1 of an Olympiad)
Pythian Games Apollo Delphi Laurel wreath Every 4 years (2 years after the Olympic Games; Olympiad year 3)
Nemean Games Zeus, Heracles Nemea, Corinthia Wild celery Every 2 years (year before and after the Olympic Games; Olympiad years 2 and 4)
Isthmian Games Poseidon Isthmia, Sicyon Pine Every 2 years (same year as the Nemean Games, different time of year)

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