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 …

Olive wreaths (crowns) were given to the winners of olympic games in ancient Greece and are associated with Hercules in Greek mythology. They were originally made from a branch of the …

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2019年8月20日 · The winner's at the Olympic Games reward was the κότινος (kotinos), a wreath made from a branch of a sacred olive tree in Olympia. While the olive wreath is somehow the …

Each wreath was made out of an olive branch from a sacred olive tree called “Kallistefanos Elea” near Zeus’ temple in Olympia. In Greece, the olive tree has represented peace, honor, and …

2021年12月27日 · Modern recreation of an Olive Wreath. Greek wreaths are a type of circular or horseshoe-shaped crown or headdress made from branches and leaves. The Greeks would …

2011年10月14日 · The olive branch became a symbol of rapprochement of people and ideas. It was with this in mind that the oldest symbol of Greece was chosen to mark the 2004 Olympic …

2014年6月10日 · According to ancient Greek mythology, the crowning of athletes with olive wreaths was originally applied in Crete by the Idaean Dactyls, who established the first …