An Olympic Feat

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Run with The Magic Tree House's Jack and Annie, as they race against time to retrieve a lost story in ancient Olympia! Read Mary Pope Osbourne's Hour of the Olympics, and its primer, Ancient Greece and the Olympics, for real time travel (about 3,000 years ago!) to the first ever Olympic games!

You'll meet Plato, Nike (sooo NOT the shoe!), and that famed, winged wonder, Pegasus! You'll read about what the ancient Greeks wore (a Tudy note: tunics and sandals ruled!) and ate (baklava, anyone?). You'll wake up in Athens and shop around the agora (poso kami, Tudygirls, I'll trade my obolos any time for the golden fleece!) And most importantly, you'll meet the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. But here's the clincher: it wasn't all fun and games. Unfortunately, girls were usually caught between Scylla and Charybdis! Girls couldn't compete in the first Olympic games ! No girls allowed, that was the golden rule (excuuuse me, did Athena know about this?!)!

So, cheer on whenever you see female athletes competing! Women weren't always welcomed in the Olympics or any sporting event for that matter! It's been a long time coming.

Here's to all female athletes the world over: Godspeed! May the gods be with you!