Despite the modern myth the ancient Olympics were far from being a pure expression of untainted

athleticism but that doesn't mean they weren't badass So allow me to take you on a little tour through

the ancient Olympics. But I'll warn you, ancient Olympian tour guides were

notorious for being liars and propagators of historical myths.

One Roman era sightseer named Lucian once quipped, quote,

Abolish lies from Greece and all the tour guides would die of starvation,

since no visitor wants to hear the truth, even for free,

end quote. the truth even for free." If Lucian can be trusted, then even in ancient times

the history of the Olympics was riddled with mythology and fake history. So I think the only way to get a sense of

those games is to dive right in to the mythology. Let's do it.

Check out the podcast Our Fake History and the Olympic myths episodes.

Available now wherever you get your podcasts.

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