The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?
The same sources say "maidens" — a category comprising unmarried women, young and old — were allowed to attend, though they could not participate in the Games themselves. Although most historians ...
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The word “Olympics” is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town ...
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