9.Then, Noah sent a dove, and the dove was back with an olivebranch. Annie: No wonder that the reward in the early ancient Olympics was a crown made by olive branches.
10.The winner of an Olympic event was awarded an olivebranch, and was often received with much honour throughout Greece and especially in his home town, where he was often granted large sums of money (in Athens, 500 drachma, a small fortune).