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Marathon, Semitic name?

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:41 am
by Isaac Fried
Now that we have had yesterday the annual Boston Marathon, I recall what I have suggested before, namely, that Marathon is possibly the Hebrew מר-אתוֹן, מר-אדוֹן being worshiped there. Compare Athena, which I suspect is our אתנה or אדנה, corresponding to the Hebrew דן (or אדן) and דינה (or אדינה.)
Recall also the Norse god Odin (of which the day name Wednesday), which is possibly the Eastern אדוֹן.
The Persian name מרדכי is possibly מר-עד-חי, the eternal master.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

Re: Marathon, Semitic name?

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:15 pm
by Isaac Fried
I recall also the woman name מרתא = מר-אתה Martha.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

Re: Marathon, Semitic name?

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:48 am
by Saboi
Marathon comes from μάραθον (Marathon), originally μάραθρον (Marathron) defined as "Fennel" , a green yellow perennial herb.

- רעננה "Green"
- פרח "blossom"
- שרש "Root"
- ירק דשא "Green herb"
- נטע "plant"
- נצץ, ציץ "blossom"
- עשב "herb"
- יער "wild"