AncientGreekswereromantic,lovedfreedom,andvaluedphysicalfitnessandstrengthintheireducationoftheyouth.Theirloveofsportswasinharmonywiththeirreligion.Tohonortheirchiefgod,Zeus,theyheldgamesonceeveryfouryearsatthefootofMt.Olympus.Thegamesweremadeupofcontestsofsports,music,andliterature.Onlymenparticipatedintheoriginalgames,andtheydidsointhenude.Athletesthathadbeenselectedandsentbycities