Mythical Contest Between Athena & Poseidon & the Panathenaic Games of Athens
Channel: CelebrateGreece.com
Date: 2014-04-08

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The naming and patronage of an ancient city in Greece (now Athens)  was determined by a mythological contest between the Greek Goddess Athena and the Greek God Poseidon.  Its obvious who won, but as the video shows the Ancient Olympics were not the only ancient games held in Greece.  Here a brief mention of the Panathenaic Games of Athens are shown.  

The ancient games of Greece were:
Olympic Games (Olympia, Greece)
Nemean Games (Nemea, Greece)
Pythian Games (Delphi, Greece)
Isthmian Games (Isthmia, near Corinth, Greece)
Panathenaic Games (Athens, Greece)

You may see all the ancient games venues in videos at:
http://www.celebrategreece.com/galleries/2-stock-footage/images/21