Source: CCTV.com

03-23-2009 17:17

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Greece has many claims to fame; cradle of western civilization, and birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, political science and – it goes without saying – the Olympic Games.

As to how the Olympics first started, there are various versions of events. According to one of them the god Zeus, after a long struggle with his father, Cronus, finally overcame him and proclaimed himself King of the Gods.