Proteas cheered on the athletes with Olympic mascots Athena and Phevos during Athens 2004. Greek designer Spyros Gogos of Paragraph Design Limited won the mascot selection competition held ...
The mascot for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was Izzy ... natural resources and land. Aptly named for the Athens Olympics, "Phevos" is another name for Apollo -- the god of light and music -- ...
Editor’s note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates. Mascots are synonymous with sports, and the Olympics, worldwide ...
Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings. Cool fact: Australia wanted to highlight other lesser-known animals, which is why they left the kangaroos and koalas out. The names of the Athens' mascots are a ...
The Athens 2004 Paralympic Games got underway on 17th September with a spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Olympic stadium. During the Games, 73 of the 136 competing nations won at least one medal ...