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May 10, 2012 / 3:59 PM EDT / CBS News

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High Priestess Ino Menegaki lights the London 2012 Olympic Torch as it is handed over to Spyros Guabbiotis of Greece, during the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame at Ancient Olympia on May 10, 2012, in Olympia, Greece. The solemn ceremony, filled with mystery and tradition, signals the final countdown to the start of this year's summer Games in London.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, lights the Olympic Flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, holds the torch carrying the Olympic Flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actresses, acting as priestesses, perform a Greek ancient dance on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, holds an urn carrying the Olympic Flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, holds the torch carrying the Olympic Flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia,, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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The first torch bearer, Spyros Gianniotis, runs with the Olympic Flame on May 9, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, passes the Olympic flame to the first torch bearer, swimmer Spyros Gianniotis, on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia.

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Actresses, acting as priestesses, perform an ancient Greek dance on May 9, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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The first torch bearer, swimmer Spyros Gianniotis, runs with the Olympic flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia.The ceremony marks the start of a week-long torch relay, which will take it to five major Greek archaeological sites, including the Acropolis, before it arrives at the old Olympic stadium in Athens, site of the first modern Games in 1896.

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The first torch bearer, swimmer Spyros Gianniotis, runs with the Olympic flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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British boxer Alexandros Lucas, right, runs with the Olympic Flame during the torch relay on May 10, 2012, after the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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British boxer Alexandros Lucas runs with the Olympic Flame during the torch relay on May 10, 2012, after the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Alex Loukas from Britain lights the London 2012 Olympic Torch from Spyros Gianniotis of Greece during the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame at Ancient Olympia on May 10, 2012, in Olympia, Greece.

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Spyros Gianniotis of Greece carries the London 2012 Olympic Torch during the Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame at Ancient Olympia on May 10, 2012, in Olympia, Greece.

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British boxer Alexandros Lucas, right, runs with the Olympic Flame during the torch relay on May 10, 2012, after the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, perfoms on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia,

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Actresses perform on May 10, 2012, during the torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actresses perform a Greek ancient dance during the lighting ceremony on May 10, 2012, in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actresses, acting as priestesses, holds an urn with the Olympic flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, passes the Olympic flame to the first torch bearer, swimmer Spyros Gianniotis, on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actresses, acting as priestesses, perform a Greek ancient dance on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C. The ceremony marks the start of a week-long torch relay, which will take it to five major Greek archaeological sites, including the Acropolis, before it arrives at the old Olympic stadium in Athens, site of the first modern Games in 1896.

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The first torch bearer, swimmer Spyros Gianniotis, center, runs with the Olympic flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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The first torch bearer, swimmer Spyros Gianniotis, runs with the Olympic flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, delivers a speech on May 10, 2012, during the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actress Ino Menegaki, acting as high priestess, holds the torch carrying the Olympic Flame on May 10, 2012, during the lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actresses, acting as priestesses, perform on May 10, 2012, during the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C.

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Actresses perform during the lighting ceremony on May 10, 2012, in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 B.C. The ceremony was filled with mystery and tradition and it signals the final countdown to the start of this year's summer Games in London.