PHOTOS: 2012 Olympic flame lit in Greece
The ceremony took place at the ancient Temple of Hera in Olympia, in southern Greece.
The symbolic flame has now begun its two-month journey around Greece and the United Kingdom. It will finish in London on July 27, where it will burn throughout the Summer Olympic Games.
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