The ancient Greeks believed that the Olympic Games were born from a deadly challenge. Oinimaos, King of Pisa, decreed that anyone who wished to marry his daughter Hippodameia must first defeat him in a chariot race. Twelve suitors failed and met their death, but Pelops, with the help of the king's daughter, defeated Oinimaos and claimed the prize. He then founded the Olympic Games to thank the god Zeus for his victory.

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