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The Olympic Games originated from a religious festival in ancient Greece and have evolved into the world's greatest sporting event. The Greeks believed that competition led to excellence, and the Games included not only sports but also contests for music, singing, and poetry. These events were even mentioned in classical literary works. Thousands of years in the making, what began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek goddess in the rural Greek town of Olympia has today become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth. The inception date in 776 BC became the basis for the Greek's earliest calendar. Wedding time was marked in four-year increments called Olympiads. What could it be? Why is she Olympic? Games, of course, competition fosters excellence or so thought the ancient Greeks. In addition to sporting events, contests were held for music, singing, and poetry. You can read about all them yourself in classical literary works like Homer's Iliad and Wozzeck's Aeneid. Even musical heroes appreciate a good contest every now and then, wouldn't you say?