{"era":"~490 BC","word":"Marathṓn (Μαραθών)","meaning":"A plain northeast of Athens where the Greeks defeated the Persians in 490 BC. A messenger reportedly ran to Athens with the news.","children":[{"era":"1896","word":"marathon","meaning":"A long-distance race.","language":"English"},{"era":"1900s","word":"maratón","meaning":"Marathon.","language":"Spanish"}],"language":"Greek"}