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The word "Olympics" is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town of Olympia to gather and socialize with humans, according to Matthew ...

A view of the ancient ruins of the Stadium at Olympia with its centerpiece 210-yard track. Roger Wood/Corbis In the hills above Olympia, I awoke before dawn, feeling bleary-eyed from the Greek wine ...