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Olympic Ceremonies Adopt Mythic Tone

Greece's long history -- and mythology -- were on display at the Olympic opening ceremonies in Athens Friday. Athletes from a record 202 countries are taking part in the games. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

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Sylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's foreign desk covering political, economic, and cultural news in Italy, the Vatican, Western Europe and the Balkans.
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