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Olympic flame lit in Greece
The London 2012 torch has begun its journey to the Games after being lit at a traditional ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia.
May 10, 2012
(AP) OLYMPIA - The flame that will burn during the London Games was lit at the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics on Thursday, heralding the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening ceremony on July 27.
Actress Ino Menegaki, dressed as a high priestess, stood before the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, and after an invocation to Apollo, the ancient Greeks' Sun God, used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays and light a torch.