Spectators from all over the world gathered on one stage, leaving not a single seat empty in the grand arena. Cheers could be heard from all over the stadium as athletes from different cities came out. These people, trained and ready, came from all over the country, gathered in one place to compete against each other. It wasn't just a competition. It is not only up to the people, but also to the gods, to see who will be declared the winner among those who claim to be the best over others. As the torch-wielding runner enters the stadium, everyone waits and watches with bated breath. The cauldron is lit by the Olympic flame and the arena roars with applause and cheers. The games have started. The ancient Olympic Games are proclaimed divine because they were dedicated to one of the most important Greek gods, the all-powerful Zeus, and the time of conflict-free cooperation they created between warring Greek city-states. Despite the role it played in unifying the city-states, it eventually became extinct due to natural and human intervention. However, it was brought back in the name of the modern Olympic Games, which to this day recreated that feeling of peace that ancient Greece was able to achieve during its golden age. The ancient Greek Olympics were no ordinary games. like modern games. These games were held in honor of the Greek gods, particularly Zeus, to the point that they were held in his sanctuary at Olympia for “ten centuries, [from 776 BC to 394 AD]” (Callebat 555). At the time, it came from “funeral games, dances and ritual sacrifices, fertility rites associated with the cult of Zeus” (Callebat 559). This correlated with the religious background of the paper......'happiest' ictors” (Kyle 37). Winning through your own strength and ability has to be one of, if not the greatest, accomplishments these athletes have ever achieved. This is confirmed by a saying from Homer's Odyssey: "There is no greater fame for a man than that which he gains by the work of his feet or the skill of his hands" ( Kyle 37). This sentiment would be shared by both ancient and modern Greek Olympic athletes. The ancient Greek Olympics are said to be on par with the modern Olympics, despite whatever cultural intentions they may have had. They are fundamentally the same within their institutions. Despite the real-life features of these games, they managed to create a unifying atmosphere, indirectly causing a pseudo-period of peace for all, as the ancient Greeks and the modern world came together to watch each time these games appear.