Olympic Games Origin has several myths. Most common myth is the story of the hero Pelops, a prince from Lydia in Asia Minor. The prince was a suitor of Hippodamia, the daughter of King Oinomaos of Pisa. Oinomaos announced that the suitor who would beat him in a chariot race could have Hippodamia as a wife. Pelops cheated Oinomaos in the race with the help of his charioteer, Myrtilos. Then after marrying Hippodamia , he instituted Summer Games to celebrate his victory. The other version of the myth tells the Summer Games to be the funeral games to be staged in the memory of Oinomaos.
Another myth about the origin of the Olympic Games is derived from the Tenth Olympian Ode of the poet Pindar. This is the story of Hercules, who is considered to be the founder of the Summer Games. The story tells that, King Augeas of Elis appointed Hercules to clean his stables with a promise to pay him the price of one-tenth of his cattle. The king did not keep his promise. Returning to Elis, Hercules fought against Augeas and won the city. After the victory, he instituted the Summer Games in honor of his father Zeus. It is said that Hercules taught men to wrestle and measured the length of the stadium.
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