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The olive wreath, also known as kotinos (Greek: κότινος), [1] was the prize for the winner at the ancient Olympic Games. It was a branch of the wild olive tree [ 2 ] Kallistefanos Elea [ 3 ] (also referred to as Elaia Kallistephanos ) [ 4 ] that grew at Olympia , [ 5 ] intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe.
Olympic tattoos are a tradition among athletes who compete in the Olympic Games of tattooing the Olympic rings symbol. The practice dates back to at least the 1980s, when swimmer Chris Jacobs received a tattoo of the rings to commemorate his participation in the 1988 Seoul Games .
Owl standing on amphora, all surrounded by a wreath of olive leaves. Greek silver tetradrachm from Athens, c. 200 –150 BC. In Greek tradition, a hiketeria (ἱκετηρία) was an olive branch held by supplicants to show their status as such when approaching persons of power or in temples when supplicating the gods.
The victors were presented with an olive wreath or crown harvested from a special tree in Olympia by a boy, specially selected for this purpose, using a golden sickle. [2] The festival would conclude with the victors making solemn vows and performing ritual sacrifices to the various gods to which they were beholden. [2]
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The olive wreath was the prize for the winner at the Ancient Olympic Games. It was an olive branch, off the wild-olive tree that grew at Olympia, [4] intertwined to form a circle or a horse-shoe. According to Pausanias, it was introduced by Heracles as a prize for the winner of the running race to honour Zeus.
Games City Name Type Designer Significance Image Refs. 2010 Summer Youth Olympics: Singapore: Lyo and Merly: Red male lion (Lyo), Blue female merlion (Merly): Cubix International: The two characters are an allusion to the "Lion City" label of Singapore, and the Merlion, a national symbol of Singapore, respectively.
Coat of arms of Tonga Sila ʻo Tonga; Armiger: Tupou VI, King of Tonga: Adopted: 4 November 1875: Crest: the Royal Crown of Tonga within an olive wreath. Shield: Quarterly; first, Or, three mullets of six points argent; second, Gules, the Royal Crown of Tonga proper; third, Azure a dove volant argent holding an olive branch vert; fourth Or, three swords in fret argent; overall, a mullet of six ...