noun

Mărăthon

gen. Mărăthōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

(, Mel. 2, 3, 6), = Μαραθών

a town; Vrana; on the eastern coast of Attica, famed for the death of Icarus, the victory of Theseus over the Marathonian bull, and that of Miltiades over the Persians •

a town (now Vrana) on the eastern coast of Attica, famed for the death of Icarus, the victory of Theseus over the Marathonian bull, and that of Miltiades over the Persians, Mel. 2, 3, 6; Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; Nep. Milt. 4, 2; Just. 2, 15, 18: proelium apud Marathona, Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 57; Ov. M. 7, 433.—Hence,

belonging to Marathon, Marathonian •

Mărătho-nĭus, a, um, adj., = Μαραθώνιος, of or belonging to Marathon, Marathonian: an etiam Theseus Marathonii tauri cornua comprehendit iratus? Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 50: pugna, id. Att. 9, 10, 3.—

Athenian by extension •

Transf., Athenian: Marathonia virgo, i. e. Erigone, Stat. S. 5, 3, 74: hostis, Sil. 14, 650; Just. 4, 4; 5.—

adj. f; Marathonian •

Mărăthōnis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Μαραθωνίς, Marathonian: quercum Marathonida Theseus extulit, i. e. the spear with which he fought against the Marathonian bull, Stat. Th. 12, 730: Marathonide silvā, id. ib. 11, 644.

Perseus ID: n27987 Key: Marathon