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“Laurel: Hello, ever hear of the Olympics? Holly: Or the Panathenaia? Laurel: Sand courts were everywhere back then. Ancient Greeks wrestled and boxed in them. Holly: Called them palaestrae . Singular: palaestra Laurel: After Palaestra, the goddess who invented wrestling. Holly: Hear that, boys?…” quote by Rick Riordan
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““ Laurel: Hello, ever hear of the Olympics? Holly: Or the Panathenaia? Laurel: Sand courts were everywhere back then. Ancient Greeks wrestled and boxed in them. Holly: Called them palaestrae . Singular: palaestra Laurel: After Palaestra, the goddess who invented wrestling. Holly: Hear that, boys? The goddess of wrestling. Laurel: Girl power! Holly: They wrestled naked. Laurel: So no place to hide weapons. Holly: Palaestra ruled the ring Laurel: Like we ruled the court.””

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