Olympic Games And Pythian Games

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An example of a modern world connection of which relates back to Delphi is the Olympics since the modern day Olympics are a multi sport event taking place every fourth year. A huge range of sports are offered in the modern day Olympics from Swimming to volleyball etc. Olympics in the past were known as the Pythian games. The Pythian Games lasted 6 to 8 days and included not only sports but also music, poetry and drama contests and also played every 4 years. The Pythian Games were the predecessor to the Olympic Games. "The Olympic Games." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 21 Jan. 2016.

Another modern world connection are fortune tellers while in the past they went to The Oracle. In the past The Oracle was an authoritative person

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