Phidippides
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Phidippides is said to have run in about three hours the 25 miles back to Athens to deliver the news.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2011
It sure was for Phidippides, the first marathoner.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2011
Phidippides knuckled down well to beat Quantitativeeasing in a sprint finish last time, but he would have been no better suited by the lack of early pace than the horses he beat and can improve.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2010
Johnny Hayes, in 1908, ran the most exciting marathon since the one in 480 B.C., whereby Phidippides carried the news of a battle over cliff roads to Sparta.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is said to have been due to the intrigues and influence of Alcibiades, who resented the caricature of himself presented in the sporting Phidippides.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes
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