What connection existed between the Olympic Games and the religious beliefs of the Greeks?

Worship of the Olympian gods. The Greeks believed that the gods lived as a large family in luxurious palaces on the top of Mount Olympus. The main God of the Greeks was Zeus. He was portrayed as a powerful middle-aged man. He ruled in heaven. Once every four years, they organized the Olympic Games in honor of the God Zeus. According to legend, it was in Olympia that Zeus defeated his father Cronus. The religious beliefs of the Greeks were based on myths.