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Olympic Stories as depicted on Stamps
Goddess Nike
In ancient times the Greeks worshipped 'Nike'
as the Goddess of Victory in
sports. However, in later on she also came to be known as a symbol of victory in
warfare. The marble statue of Goddess 'Nike' was first discovered outside the
Temple of Zeus. This nine-meter winged sculpture was first depicted on the
world's earliest sports stamps issued by Greece in connection with first modern
Olympic Games held in 1896. The 1948 London Olympic stamp of Great Britain
featured the Goddess of Victory in sports.
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Olympic stamp Kaleidoscope
On the occasion of the holding of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, "Athens 2004" the Hellenic Post Office issued a set of six stamps devoted to the Games of the 28th Olympiad. The central feature of the emblem is the olive branch, which forms the wreath awarded to the Olympic victors in ancient times. Out of six stamps, only four stamps shown here.
Olympic Stories Lot-1
- First Olympic Stamp
- Olympic God Zeus
- Temple of Hera
- Apollo
- Hercules
- Goddess Nike
- Olympic Sculptor
- Olympic Coins
- Chariot Race
- Naked Runners
- Armoured Races
- Olympic Martyr
- Olympic Revenue
- Women Olympian
Recent Updates
[31/08/2008] modified version of an ancient Red Indian ball game called 'Baggataway' More…
[27/08/2008] Glima, the Icelandic national wrestling, a display of which was included in the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 More…
[26/08/2008] Unique feature of 2008 Olympic stamps of Australia More…
