Marathonian [mar-uh-thoh-nee-uh n] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- of or relating to Marathon.
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Marathon.
Origin of Marathonian First recorded in 1760–70; Marathon + -ian Examples from the Web for marathonian Historical Examples of marathonian
There is laid the scene of the fable of the Marathonian bull, which Theseus killed.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)
Strabo
Or was Theseus in a passion when he seized on the horns of the Marathonian bull?
Cicero’s Tusculan Disputations
Marcus Tullius Cicero