What is the legend of the messenger of Marathon? Question 2 options:

An Athenian messenger ran to tell the Persian troops that the Greeks were coming.

An Athenian messenger ran to Marathon to tell the Greeks the Persians were coming.

An Athenian messenger rode a horse from Athens to Marathon to help the Greeks fight against the Persians.

An Athenian messenger ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks victory against the Persians.

Most runners know the legend of the marathon, which goes something like this: In 490 B.C.E., after the Athenian army defeated a bunch of Persian invaders at the coastal town of Marathon, a Greek messenger named Pheidippides dashed off to Athens, 25 miles away, dramatically announced his side's victory, and collapsed

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