Isaac: According to Strabo (Geography 3.4.9), Marathon Μαραθων was so called because of the fennel plant marathis μαραθις (Foeniculum vulgare) that grew there. Kevin
Prof. Kevin W. Woodruff, M.Div., M.S.I.S. Library Director/Reference Librarian, Assistant Professor of Bible, Greek, Theological Bibliography and Research Tennessee Temple University/Temple Baptist Seminary, 1815 Union Ave. Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404, United States of America 423/493-4252 (office) 812/821-4512 (cell) 423/493-4497 (FAX) [email protected] --- On Mon, 5/27/13, Isaac Fried <[email protected]> wrote: From: Isaac Fried <[email protected]> Subject: [b-hebrew] Marathon To: "B-Hebrew Hebrew" <[email protected]> Cc: "B-Hebrew Hebrew" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 27, 2013, 7:19 PM We have mentioned here before that the name of the Greek goddess אתנה Athena is possibly of a Semitic origin, being but a slight variation on Adena, corresponding to the biblical names DAN and DINAH, from the root אדן ADN, as in אדון העולם ADON HA-OLAM, the master of the universe. This morning, a man I know, confided to me that he thinks the place name Marathon (from which we have the Boston Marathon) is also of Semitic origin, to wit: מר-אתון MAR-ATHON, there having been in this location of old possibly a temple to this MAR (recall מרדכי MARDKEI = MAR-AD-XAY). I thought that marathon is kind of a kraut, but is there possibly some truth in what this inventive philologue is saying? Isaac Fried, Boston University _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
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