Further Resources: The Context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit

• Read the story of Sotades, the Cretan who competed later as a citizen of Ephesus and was banished from Crete.

• Look up the Perseus site catalog entry for Olympia, and explore the site on your own, with access to full descriptions and pictures.

• Browse through pictures and descriptions of Zeus on ancient Greek vases.

Go back to the context of the games and the Olympic spirit page.

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