Similar festivals came to be celebrated throughout Greece. Says the exhibition handbook: “The festivals constituted a basic opportunity in which the Greeks, out of respect for their gods, put aside their endless and frequently violent disputes, and succeeded in sublimating their typical competitive spirit into a peaceful but equally sincere achievement: that of athletic competition. ”
कालांतराने, झ्यूस प्रीत्यर्थ साजरे केले जाणारे ऑलिंपीक आणि नेमियन तसेच अपोलो व पोसायडोनच्या प्रीत्यर्थ साजरे केले जाणारे पायथियन व इस्थमियन या चारही उत्सवांना पॅनहेल्लेनिक उत्सव अर्थात ग्रीकांचे उत्सव म्हणून महत्त्व प्राप्त झाले.