Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Truce Story, swear to gods: The International Olympic Truce Center is using a comic book to tell the story of the Olympic Truce to children around the world:

"In a nutshell, the story is the following: In 2003, the Greek gods of Olympus have long abandoned hope of humankind ever living in peace. But the news that the Olympics are coming home to Athens in 2004 and that the ancient Olympic Truce tradition is being revived causes quite a stir. The people on earth embark on an olive branch relay to herald the approach of the Games. But Aris, the god of war, has other plans. Who will prevail in the end, the healing power of sport or war?"