Marathon? It's actually called for the long-distance running event, no? Anyway it's also Greek, so they must have a relationship, I thought.. He is not just an average boy with his soft muscles. He has something mystical around him. When I entered the hall where he is (at the National Archeological Museum Athens), it was impossible to notice him first. He was like blessed.. If you read the article about him at the museum, they say that he is the winner of an athletic competition. But look at his weird contrapposto. First I thought that he was dancing. But no, there should be a vertical support where he was leaning against, like a column. I read another story about this boy. It says that he might be "Ganymede" because of his look and contrapposto. (Ganymede is the son of Tros of Dardania. He was abducted by Zeus and brought up to Mt. Olympos to be his lover and cupbearer and server of wine of the gods). He is also called the Ephebe of Marathon. There are many different stories about him.. The only concrete we can see is that he was made of bronze.