Winter learning journey Day 1 Activity 2

Activity 2:  In the ancient Olympic Games the winner of each event was called the Olympionic. Instead of a gold medal, the winner had a palm leaf placed in their hands and a crown placed on their head to show that they were the winner. Arguably one of the most famous Olympionics was a man named ‘Milo of Kroton’ (see picture below). Use Google to research ‘Milo of Kroton’ and post three interesting facts about him on your blog.

1.Some people thought that he died when he was trying to tear a tree apart with his hands until he got trapped in the tree trunk then a pack of wolves came and saw him and ate him.

2.Milo was a Wrestler.

3.Milo could lift up a bull.