Does anyone know what those green things that the Greeks use to wear are called?

Question

You know, the green leaf-likfe things they were rewarded with after the olympics. They're in Animal House.

Answer 1

Laurels.
A laurel wreath is a circular wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae), an aromatic deciduous evergreen. In Greek mythology, Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head. In ancient Greece wreaths were awarded to victors, both in athletic competitions, including the ancient Olympics, and in poetic meets; in Rome they were symbols of military victory, crowning a successful commander during his triumph. Whereas ancient laurel wreaths are depicted as a horseshoe shape, modern versions are usually complete rings.

In common modern idiomatic usage it refers to a victory. The expression "resting on one's laurels" refers to someone relying on their past success to cover up their current shoddy efforts.

Answer 2

Thus, Apollo was doomed to pursue Daphne, and Daphne was doomed to flee from his advances. However, Daphne was not a goddess and had little chance against Apollo’s might. Eventually, when it looked as though Apollo would have his hateful way with her, she begged to Gaia save her, which he did by turning her into a laurel tree just as Apollo reached for her with his hand. Disappointed, and with eyes full of tears, Apollo wove a wreath from the branches of the tree and wore the wreath made from the leaves of his beloved. Therefore, in honour of Apollo, the victor of his Pythian Games received a crown of laurel leaves.

Answer 3

Caesars Salad

Answer 4

It's a laurel wreath. Romans used it to.

Answer 5

The mother of Odysseus, who committed suicide as a sacrifice for the gods to help the hero return from Troy.

Answer 6

Its a laurel wreath.

Answer 7

Yes, laurels made of olive leaves.