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Where did the marathon come from? |
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The marathon was never one of the ancient Olympic events, although its origin dates back to another episode in ancient Greek history. |
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The origin of Olympics |
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There are many different stories about the beginning of the Olympics. One myth says that the guardians of the infant god Zeus held the first footrace, or that Zeus himself started the Games to celebrate his victory over his father Cronus for control of the world. |
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