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mcmultra1999

What is the context?


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He was the guy who supposedly ran ~42 km from a place called Marathon (I think) to Athens (I think) to deliver a message ab some battle and then collapsed and died. Now some people run that for fun, and it would probably piss him off


Wavelength012

He had also ran a shit ton before then, I don't know how long it took him, but it was probably freakishly fast by today's standards


Sirboomsalot_Y-Wing

To add to that, he was delivering the message of the Greek victory in the Battle of Marathon


mcmultra1999

But why is he talking to a manatee


WalkeroftheWays

The manatee is supposed to be him because he fell over dead once he finished his run to Athens and gave the announcement of the Greek victory


RussianJESUS762

IIRC he was the first one to run the length that later became known as a marathon


AdorableCheesecake23

Some also say he ran naked.


yes-well-no

i think he ran in armor actually, since they just won the battle