AGON AS AN IMMANENT CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE

Abstract

The thesis of agonality as the fundamental characteristic of the Classical Greek culture is supported in the article. Competitiveness as the system-forming principle of the Greek society penetrates all spheres of the social life. Acquisition of high status by agonality is connected with the Greek cognitive peculiarities.

Keywords

• sport activity
• agon
• olympic games.