Chronicles of an Eclectic Life: Where the olympics come from

The Olympics were originally a part of the Panhellenic Games. These were held once in 4yrs (or an olympiad) and no women could take part in it.

Here's the link: Panhellnic Games.

The site mentioned above is really interesting in content and concept. I wish I had more time to browse it, i'd be stuck for days in my room. Link after link after link to more articles.