English Explanatory Dictionary

Pheidippides

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A runner who is said to have ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver to news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, inspiring the marathon race

Pronunciation

/fəˌdɪpəˈdiːz/ /ˌfeɪdɪpəˈdiːz/

Word forms

Pheidippides Philippides

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φειδιππίδης (Pheidippídēs).

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