In the Temple of Hera , in the city of Olympia , the Olympic flame is lit today that will start the journey until it reaches London on July 27 and kick off the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games in classical times were held at Olympia every four years or Olympiad from 776 BC. until the emperor Theodosius he abolished them in 394. Greek and free men, representing various city-states, competed in different trials for glory; in the words of the poet Píndar :
the winner, the rest of his days, will have a happiness with the taste of honey.
A saga of these winners was started by Diagoras of Rhodes, who died while being carried on the shoulders of his sons, Diamageto and Acusilaus , celebrating their triumph. They would also win Dorieus , another son of Diagoras, and his grandsons Eucles and Pisirodo .
Diagoras of Rhodes
Women were prohibited from attending and participating in the Olympics, but Calipatira , daughter of Diagoras and mother of Pisírodo, decided that she was not going to miss the day that her son would triumph. So, she dressed in the trainers' clothes and managed to sneak in. Just as she had dreamed, her son managed to win but, carried by her joy, she jumped the fence to congratulate her son and her clothes got stuck... Calipatira was left naked in front of everyone. According to the rules of the Olympics, the punishment for women who break the law would be to be thrown down Mount Tipeo.
In honor of her father, brothers and son, Olympic champions, the judges spared her life. In addition, from that moment a new rule was enacted that forced coaches to go naked, just like athletes, so that it would not happen again.
Source:Banquets and battles – Javier Murcia Ortuño