The practice of rewarding winners with olive branches and crowns began in the seventh ancient Olympic Games in 752 BC. At that time, in addition to an olive branch crown, the champion was awarded another palm branch, which the athlete held in his right hand to show his glory. The crown of the olive branch should not only be carefully prepared, but also be extremely pious. At that time, it was stipulated that the braided branches should be cut down from the olive grove next to the temple of Zeus by the children of both parents with pure gold knives.
The ancient Greeks believed that the olive tree was a sacred symbol of human peace and happiness brought to the world by Athena, the patron saint of Athens. Therefore, it is a special honor to weave a wreath with olive branches and present it to athletes.
In addition to the olive branch corolla, in different periods of ancient Greece, the winners will also receive some material rewards and preferential treatment. However, material rewards are always secondary. For example, 1 By the sixth ancient Olympic Games, only one goat was awarded as a material reward to the winner, and later an oil pot for painting was awarded.
The winner of the Olympic Games will not only get the awards from the congress, but also get many honors and awards in his own city-state. But the most important and oldest way to reward olive branch is to give it a crown.
Koleba was the first champion of the ancient Olympic Games. When he was a child, he showed outstanding running ability in the game of fighting for grapes.
When Keleba grew up, he studied cooking and became an excellent cook. A rich man praised Koleba's skills so much that he was hired as a home cook with a high salary. Keleba is deeply loved by his master's family.
Three years later. The first Olympic Games in history will be held soon. The people of every city-state are carefully prepared for this.
After defeating a famous athlete at that time, Koleba became a contestant in the Olympic Games.
At that time, the first Olympic Games set up a project, that is, running. Because running is the most basic project in all human sports. It is often said that the foundation of sports is track and field, and the foundation of track and field is running, which makes sense. In ancient times, in order to survive and find food, human beings naturally formed the race of man and beast. Everyone can run, and running has become a necessary condition for the survival of ancient humans.
After several months of training, Koleba is now preparing for the Olympic track and field events with other athletes. Before the competition, it is necessary to decide the number of teams. The athletes rushed to a bronze lottery box, which contained twenty "labels" made of shells, and each shell was etched with a Greek letter: α, β or γ according to the number of entries marked by the athletes. Koleba drew a beta.
Koleba runs first in the fourth group and can participate in the final. Koleba was nervous and excited, and he believed that the goddess of fate would take care of him.
Sure enough, some people may be too nervous to leave. This foul behavior made the referee very angry. He immediately ordered the athlete to get down and beat his ass with a whip. Players who violate the rules will still be disqualified after being punished appropriately.
The game resumed, and when the starter gave the order, the players rushed out like a bunch of arrows and galloped away. In the stands, cheers and shouts came crashing, and the game entered the last moment of fierce competition! Seeing that the finish line was coming, Koleba, who was a little behind, suddenly got up his strength, with a wave of his arms, sprinted a few steps and took the lead in reaching the finish line one step at a time. This is really unexpected. Chef Koleba is not only a superb cook, but also a master on the runway! The unexpected result of the game made the audience almost crazy! People cheered for the name Koleba for a long time. In order to commemorate the winner of the first olive crown in human history, people carved the winner's name on the granite pillar beside the alfons River, so that future generations could pay a permanent memorial.