Collector: Why does the Olympic champion get an olive branch ring?

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This picture depicts the scene where a athlete runs in the Moon Osmanthus ring at the 1912 Stock Gogemo Olympic Games.

It is said that the Olympic Games was originally held to worship Zeus and was born in ancient Greece.In the ancient Greek mythology, the olive tree is a gift from the goddess of wisdom and the goddess of peace, and it is also the "Holy Tree" that grows next to the temple of Zeus.Therefore, it is a supreme honor that the wild olive branches and flowers are the Olympic champion in ancient times.

In addition to the Olympic Games, ancient Greece will also hold various other sports meetings, and the rewards to the championship are different.For example, the Pitia Games, which is second only to the Olympic Games, uses the laurel of laurel branches to reward the winners.

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