We separate religion and sport. They combined the two. Olympia was a sacred area with several temples.

We separate art and sport; around the Olympic games were performances of music and rhetoric. At Delphi competitions in music were on the program.

The athletes competed nude - at least most of the time. In some eras a loincloth was worn.

Events were sometimes divided between young men and older men.

The athletes rubbed olive oil on themselves prior to competing. The reason for this is disputed.

Judges could flog competitors with switches for violation of the rules.

The specific events changed slowly over time.

Despite being a nautical nation, no water-based events were ever on the program.

There was no marathon race. Indeed, the story of a man running back to Athens from Marathon and dying after he gave his message of victory is an illusion. The distance of a contemporary marathon race has little to do with the distance between the battle site and Athens.