Jisho

×
せい 聖火
Noun
1. Olympic flame; Olympic torch
Wikipedia definition
2. Olympic FlameThe Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since.
Read “Olympic Flame” on English Wikipedia
Read “オリンピック聖火” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Olympic Flame” on DBpedia

Discussions

to talk about this word.