“There is surely something in the connection of sport and religion in ancient Greece, but it is a mistake to make too much of it” Do you agree with this statement? To what extent was religion important for the formation and subsequent development of ancient athletics? did ancient athletes think of themselves as participating in a ritual or were they more like modern athletes? What about athletes who acquired the status of (religious) heroes? Should we think of ancient sports as a secular pastime, or is this an anachronistic concept? Can we fully understand ancient athletics and sports without paying attention to
their religious background?
Argument, religion, and sport does go hand in hand but not all the time. dependent on certain festivals as
some tend to be heavier on the religious aspect.
Please substantiate the statement in the main body of the paper by means of footnotes rather than endnotes.