Who is marathon?


i learnt the word marathon is a name of a person. i want to know about that person and why his name for the marathon race.



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The name "marathon" comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier who, according to legend, was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been miraculously defeated in the Battle of Marathon. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping, but moments after proclaiming his message to the city, he collapsed dead tired.

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No, it was the name of a town.

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WHERE is marathon.

Marathon is a place. It's the place where - yes, exactly - the very first marathon started at. It's a city in Greece.

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Marathon is in fact the name of an ancient Greek city. A greek soldier ran from the city of Marathon to the city of Athens in order to warn athenians of the arrival of their ennemies, after the Greek troups had been defeated.
He died on his arrival, but managed to tell his message before that.

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Marathon is the Greek word for fennel, a native plant of Greece. I don't know of any person named after 'Marathon'...Prometheus used fennel to steal fire, perhaps thats who you're thinking of? These attributes contributed to the creation of the 'Marathon' race, as did the Battle of Marathon.

There is a film called 'Marathon Man', but that does not imply his name as BEING 'marathon', nor does he start the first 'marathon'. See my source link for more on the film 'Marathon Man'.

I'm darned sure there isn't a specific PERSON named 'Marathon' involved in this. Otherwise one of us is quite misinformed, and I'm afraid to say that I think its you.

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