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Olympic Games
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Were originally open only to competitors of pure Hellenic descent, and the reward of the victors was but a wreath of wild olive, though to this their fellow-citizens added more substantial honours; they consisted of foot and chariot races, and feats of strength as well as dexterity. See Olympia .
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Olympic Games'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/o/olympic-games.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.