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December 8th, 2005

The birth place of the Olympic Games is also home to the Throne of Zeus. The word ‘Olympic’ is from the term ‘Olympiad’ meaning every four years which as everyone knows - the games are held every four years. Don’t you just love Greek mythology? Did you know that Zeus could have been consumed by his own father. Before he was born, Cronus (his father) was said to have swallowed his children in the fear that his sons would one day take over from him. It was Zeus’s mother that saved the day. She hid him in a cave in Crete so that his father could not eat him. Anyway, if you are travelling to Greece, you can climb Mount Olympus (with a guide preferably) where you will find loads of history pertaining to Zeus. Just be warned though this climb is not for the faint hearted. Anyone care to tell me of their experience?

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