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he Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam,and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. | he Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam,and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. | ||
In May 20, 2012, Muse carried the Olympic flame. | |||
== Muse and the Olympic Flame == | == Muse and the Olympic Flame == | ||
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File:MuseRunningWithOlympic2012Torch.jpg | Chris with the Torch | File:MuseRunningWithOlympic2012Torch.jpg | Chris with the Torch | ||
File:MuseOnOlympic2012TourBus.jpg | Muse in the Olympic Tour Bus | File:MuseOnOlympic2012TourBus.jpg | Muse in the Olympic Tour Bus | ||
File:Damyuus.jpg| Muse after the Olympic Torch event | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeKychyjdHI Tom Kirk's Muse Olympic Run Video on You Tube] | |||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OdZNnZjLHY BBC Stream Recording of Muse's Olympic Run on You Tube] | |||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18140685 BBC News Report of Olympic Torch Run - Day 2 ] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 15 December 2019
he Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam,and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since.
In May 20, 2012, Muse carried the Olympic flame.
Muse and the Olympic Flame
Chris with the Torch
Muse in the Olympic Tour Bus
Muse after the Olympic Torch event
References
See also
- Tom Kirk's Muse Olympic Run Video on You Tube
- BBC Stream Recording of Muse's Olympic Run on You Tube
- BBC News Report of Olympic Torch Run - Day 2
Back to Muse