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because the Greeks believed in the beauty of the human body did you know that origianlly in the Olympics only men could compete and only men could watch because the competitors were all nude.

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Because Greeks believed that their bodies were sacred and the gods wanted to see them.

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Noone knows why they were nacked.

Only Apollo, Ares and Hermes are naked. Zeus are seen wearing the same as Hades. Poseidon has a fish-tail.

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