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The idea for the Olympic flame was derived from ancient Greek ceremonies where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics on the altar of the sanctuary of Hestia. [5] [6] In Ancient Greek mythology, fire had divine connotations and it was thought to have been stolen from the gods by Prometheus.
Fires included the Nakia Creek Fire in Southwest Washington and one on private timberland near Loch Katrine in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 30 miles east of Seattle. [18] [19] Flames from the Loch Katrine fire could be seen from Seattle. [20] On October 18 and 19, due to wildfire smoke, Seattle had the worst air quality of any major city in the ...
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The fire was reported fully contained on July 12, with a revised burned area of 14,100 acres (5,700 ha). [20] The governor declared a state of emergency on July 6. [1] The 300+ acre Andrus Road fire in the Spokane suburbs drew firefighters from as far away as Thurston and Lewis County in Western Washington, hundreds of miles away. [21]
Get the Olympia, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... USA TODAY 8 hours ago Border 2 Fire map: Blaze with 'dangerous rate' erupts at California's Otay Mountain.
The fire burnt all the trees on the hilltop above, and an area of brush and open space adjacent to the Olympic Academy. [27] The fire did not damage the archaeological museum nor did it damage the several ancient structures in the area. [27] "The wider archaeological space of Olympia remains intact," stated Mr. Voulgarakis. [27]
The Eaton Fire ignited Tuesday night near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles and had exploded to 14,117 acres by Friday night and was 3%, according to ...
Restored ruins of the temple Olympia site map: #4 Temple of Hera is in dark purple (top center). The long ancient Olympic stadium is at far right. Olympic flame. The Temple of Hera, or Heraion, is an ancient Archaic Greek temple at Olympia, Greece, that was dedicated to Hera, queen of the Greek gods [1]: 195–197 .