Not a mangle so much as an oddity, certainly for those with any knowledge of Ancient Greece, and in context rather an inappropriate usage (which has been widely replicated on the Internet):
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| Link: BBC News, ‘Greece debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal’ |
As Des Pond of Slough says, ‘I wonder.how many of the reporters describing Greek “marathon” talks appreciate its origins.’
marathon talks in Brussels [on Greek financial crisis]
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