La mitología griega como herramienta para enseñar la filosofía del olimpismo

This paper will argue that mythical Greek narratives should play an important part in teaching philosophy of Olympism. It will, firstly, show that modern day sports emerged from myths and as a myth in itself. To do so, a brief analysis of the myth in Greek culture will be sketched by focusing on its existentialistic dimensions. Secondly, this paper will show that contemporary sport is still rooted in mythical Greek narratives and thereby it is grounded on values already found in ancient myths. In doing so, it will highlight the relevance of mythological narratives for teaching philosophy of Olympism. Thus, mýthos and lógos will be unified in a “new agonistic paidéia”.