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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