Roy's Homepage on Olympic Stamps
Olympic Stories as depicted on Stamps
women olympian
In ancient Olympics women were not allowed
to participate. However, every fifth
year the Olympic stadium was made over to the girls who would compete in a
short-distance race (usually 160 meters). The successful candidates got olive branches and their portraits were hung in
the temple of Hera. The girls wore a short chiton and had their right shoulder and
breast bare. The first such competition took place in Sparta. The 6th century bronze
figure of the running Spartan girl is further evidence of this. This archeological find is
now in the British Museum. We have a glimpse of this beautiful statue from a Greek stamp
issued in 1972.
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Olympic stamp Kaleidoscope
Portugal's Olympic stamps
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…
