Athens 2004-Allegory: The Centaur.

The reverse of the medal features several symbolic elements: an Olympic cauldron containing a burning flame, the official Athens 2004 logo, the Olympic rings, and, engraved in Ancient Greek, the first verse of the Eighth Olympic Ode of Pindar, composed in 460 BC in honour of the victory of Alcimedon of Aegina in wrestling ©IOC

ATHENS - AUGUST 29: Frank Fredericks of Namibia attends the closing ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games on August 29, 2004 at the Sports Complex Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Frank Fredericks

Phivos and Julien Absalon, Olympic mountain bike champion

Athina and Phivos next to the Olympic swimming pool during the water polo event ©Kishimoto Tsutomu

Athina and Phivos soft toys in a souvenir shop ©Kishimoto Wataru Abe

Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, the last torchbearer, lights the Olympic cauldron ©Kishimoto Hiroki Sugimoto

The Torch Relay between Patras and Corinth ©Kishimoto Yo Nagaya

Greek basketballer Nikos Galis carries the torch at the Opening Ceremony ©Kishimoto Tsutomu

Olympic Mascots, Athena and Phevos