Olympics . the most famous word in sport  .Wha's the original meaning of this word . how greeks spell it?
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The Olympic Games were named after Olympia (where the first Games were held).
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Origin: Greek \nMeaning : Stranger. \nGender: Female
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Really, really, freakin', absolutely, pathetically, why-hell-is-it-in-the-Olympics gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\n\np.s. For the person who thought it was sad for you to use the word "gay": the word "gay" has about three usages right now. It either means "happy", "homosexual", or "dumb". The English language and it's slang words always constantly change or have more than one meaning. That's because it's a "living" language.
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A History of the Olympics\n\nAccording to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. Yet the first Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BCE (though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already). At this Olympic Games, a naked runner, Coroebus (a cook from Elis), won the sole event at the Olympics, the stade - a run of approximately 192 meters (210 yards). This made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history.\n\nThe ancient Olympic Games grew and continued to be played every four years for nearly 1200 years. In 393 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games because of their pagan influences.\n\nApproximately 1500 years later, a young Frenchmen named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival. Coubertin is now known as le Rénovateur. Coubertin was a French aristocrat born on January 1, 1863. He was only seven years old when France was overrun by the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Some believe that Coubertin attributed the defeat of France not to its military skills but rather to the French soldiers' lack of vigor.* After examining the education of the German, British, and American children, Coubertin decided that it was exercise, more specifically sports, that made a well-rounded and vigorous person. ....
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Energy\n\nEtymology: Greek "energeia" activity, from "energos" active, from "en" in + "ergon" work
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Aphrodite - goddess of beauty, one of the twelve Olympians \nApollo - god of poetry, music, the sun, an Olympian \nAres - god of war, an Olympian \nArtemis - goddess of the hunt, later also goddess of moon, an Olympian \nAthena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens, an Olympian \nKronos - (Cronus/Cronos) god of time, father of the first six Olympians, a Titan \nDemeter - goddess of the harvest, nature, often considered an Olympian \nDionysus - god of wine, took Hestia's place as an Olympian \nEris - goddess of discord \nEros - god of love (Cupid) \nEos - goddess of the dawn \nGaia - primordial goddess of earth, mother of the Titans \nHades - god of the underworld, often considered an Olympian \nHebe - wife of Heracles \nHekate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads \nHelios - god who drives of the sun \nHephaestus - god of smiths, an Olympian \nHera - chief goddess, goddess of marriage, an Olympian \nHeracles-porter of Olympus \nHermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian \nHestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus \nPan - god of shepherds and forests \nPersephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead \nPoseidon - god of the sea, an Olympian \nRhea - mother of the first six Olympians, a Titan \nSelene - goddess who drives the moon \nThanatos - god of death \nUranus - primordial god of the heavens, father of the Titans \nZeus - god of sky and air, chief Olympian \n\nGreek or traditional demigods\nAchilles \nAeacus \nAeneas \nAlexander the Great \nAmphion \nArcas \nBritomartis \nClymene \nDardanus \nThe Dioscuri, Castor and Polydeuces \nEpaphus \nHarmonia \nHelen \nHeracles (also known by the Roman spelling, Hercules) \nIapetus \nIasion \nLacedaemon \nMinos \nMemnon \nPerseus (mythology) \nRhadamanthus \nSarpedon \nTheseus \nTityas
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Greek is the basis of all spoken languages.
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Olympics were always happening in a period of 4 years in those 12 centuries when sure the original Greek Olympics were practiced – that is between 776 B C and 394, defended as “Pagan” from emp. Theodosius – one year after finally introducing Christianism as official state religion – with imperial edict about the Universal Faith “de Fide Catholica”. Greek Olympics were like known dedicated to Zeus (greatest from Olympic Gods) and were happening in “Olympic city” of Olympia – great religious center dedicated to Zeus’ cult in Elis, Northwest of Peloponnesus, burned by another “zealous” Christian – that is from order of Byzantine emp. Theodosius II in 426. \nThe meaning of Olympics was not dedicated to the spectacle, like following from a Roman slogan of “bread and circuses” dedicated to Roman plebeians, but to the spiritual, moral and physical perfection and achievement (in Olympics were also participating the poets, philosophers and orators), festivities and contests of the Olympics were the most important social and cultural event for Greek Oikoumene – Greek World (in Roman period participation of Roman citizens was also allowed), declaring “Sacred Peace” in whole Hellas, and the Greek system of chronology was also based on period of Olympics, starting with first Olympics in 776 B C, that is how for example start of Roman chronology starting in 753 (legendary date proposed from a Roman author Varro, based on Antique legends) with foundation of city of Rome (A. U. C. – Ad Urbe Condita) was so defined for Greeks as “third year of the Sixth Olympiad”. Olympiad being the period between two Olympic games and 776 the start of keeping official lists of winners in Games – chronology kept in Greece until 394. \nIn 1896 baron Pierre de Coubertin (born in Paris, 1863) was restoring the ancient Olympic games as World International Sports event. Eminent public activist and figure, pedagogue, historian, literary man, fascinated by great Hellenic culture, he was refusing military career for dedicating himself to reform of national educational system, problems of physical education and development of International Sportive Movement, in 1894 by his initiative is hold in Paris International Sportive Congress taking decision of reviving and restoring the Antique Olympic Games which are held in 1896 in Athens (15 centuries after last Antique games). He is the one elaborating fundamental principles of Olympic Movement and of holding the Olympic Games, writing the text of the oath for the Olympic athletes, and is the one elaborating the emblem and flag of Olympic Movement in 1913 as being already in 1896-25 the second president of International Olympic Committee (after Greek D. Vikelas in 1894-96). By his own wish his heart is buried in 1936 in the ancient Olympia – Homeland of the Olympics. \nThe known now emblem and flag of the Olympic movement were established from the International Olympic Committee at Congress in 1914 by proposal of the founder of Movement and president of Committee baron Pierre de Coubertin designing symbol in 1913. The emblem is having the 5 interlocked rings – 3 on the first and 2 on second line, representing the union and brotherhood of athletes from 5 parts of World and of those 5 parts united from Olympic Movement. The idea of Coubertin was that Sport and Olympic movement should spread the principles of the peace, cooperation and union for World. Indeed on 5th Olympics in Stockholm in 1912 the participants came for first time representing all “five parts” of World. Flag and emblem appeared officially only on the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 as the games of 1916 were missed because of First World War. The rings are had both as emblem and present on white flag (symbolizing peace and unity) of the Olympic movement. \nThe five rings are confused from some with “five continents”, what is missed there is that idea was not representing the continents but parts of the
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The first Olympics took place in 776 BC at Olympia in the Greek district of Elis, on the banks of the Pinios River on the Greek penninsula.  It was some distance from the urban center of Athens and from other city-states, and most of the time was a sleepy backwater where nothing much happened.  This shows the location.  http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4347\n\nThe ancient Olympic games were a sacred festival, and all enmities between city-states were suspended for the duration of the games.  A sacred truce held sway during the games.\n\nInitially the Games consisted of nothing more than a footrace, but gradually over time other events were added.  The events were built around the kinds of things that men might have to do in war:  javelin throws, discus, footrace, and the wrestling/fighting matches.  At first the games were deemed to be the test of a warrior and there were no specialist athletes, but over time that changed.  Athletes began to specialize in events, to the point where the all-around athlete of the type haled as the ideal when the games first started was essentially pushed out of competition by the specialists.  \n\nAthletic games were a part of Greek culture even before the Olympics began.  Homer cites the funeral games held during the Trojan war, and even then the tradition of having games as part of a religious celebration wasn't new.  Games of various sorts were held all over the greater Greek territories by all men of Greek heritage.  The Olympics were conceived as a pan-Greek religious festival where people came together to worship and compete.
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The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius." These three Latin words mean "Swifter, Higher, Stronger." \n\nBolla, Italian wine brand\nSlogans: Bolla. Open up\n          Wine is a little like love; when the right one comes along, you know it.
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Well, the chinese words or symbols for volleyball are 排球. The problem is that it's 2 words. 排 and 球. If you decide to choose just 1 word, it doesn't mean volleyball. There isn't a short form.
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The three languages spoken at the Modern Olympics are (in order of usage):\n\nThe native language of the Host Nation (in this case Italian)\nEnglish (as the majority language of the world)\nFrench (in homage to Baron de Coubertin) who was French by birth
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Marathons originated with the battle of Marathon.  After the Greek victory, Pheidepides(?) ran 26.3 miles to tell of the victory.  He screamed: "Nike!Nike!" and then died from exhaustion.  *Nike is victory in greek.
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Nile comes from the ancient word in greece
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The word 'NIKE' comes from greek mythology\nNike is the goddess of Victory\nand she is identified with goddess 'Victoria' in Roman mythology\nboth are same\nIn greek we call her Nike and in romans we call 'victoria'
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Something like\n"O'zbekiston Milliy Olimpiya Komiteti".\nGood Luck !!!
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The origin of the word menopause\nThe Greek translation is men = month and pausein = to stop. \n\nI'm sure that's more than you really wanted to know but I had fun looking it up.