The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honor （1） the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary (圣地).
In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word "athlete" is an ancient Greek word,（2）"one who competes for a prize".
The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first （3） in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was （4） a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by a soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was （5） adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race
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