Ancient Olympics Part Deux
6/28/202427 min
Oh Muses! We are once again dipping a toe in history and talking about ancient sport heroes! In this episode we encounter ground breaking athletes, pioneering villains, statue lore, the rage of fandom, and a sporting event which shall not be named.
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First 90 secondsKenny Curtis· Host0:00
The stories featured in Greeking Out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths. This week's story features groundbreaking athletes, pioneering villains, statue lore, the rage of fandom, and a sporting event which shall not be named.
Perry Grip· Soundbite0:15
Greeking out, the greatest stories in history were told in Greek mythology. Greeking out, gods and heroes, amazing feats. Listen and you'll see it's Greeking Out.
Kenny Curtis· Host0:31
We're back with this season's final episode of Greeking Out, the podcast where we talk a lot about Greek mythology. But today, we're gonna talk about something coming up right around the corner, something sporty, something that happens every few years in different places all over the world, something which we will not name.
Tori Kerr· Co-host0:51
We are not naming this big global sporting event for legal reasons.
Kenny Curtis· Host0:58
Right. So in celebration of nothing in particular, we're going to talk about a series of games held in the ancient world called the Ancient Olympics, which are legally distinct from anything that may or may not be happening in the world right now. That's right, we're back with more Ancient Olympic legends.
Tori Kerr· Co-host1:17
The first known Ancient Olympic Games were held in the summer of 776 BCE in honor of Zeus. For the first