Pheidippides

or Phi·dip·pi·des

[ fahy-dip-i-deez ]

/ faɪˈdɪp ɪˌdiz /

noun

the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 b.c.

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Examples from the Web for pheidippides

At first Pheidippides refuses but finally agrees, though he warns his father that he will rue his act.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
Pheidippides is as full of fire, of careless heroism as Hervé Riel, and told in as ringing verse.
The Poetry Of Robert Browning|Stopford A. Brooke
He ran along like Pheidippides to his goal, without halting for one instant to consider the methods of his running.
The Poetry Of Robert Browning|Stopford A. Brooke
Pheidippides was present, when this battle—that of Marathon—was fought and won.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland Orr

The poet finishes the story, which he has hitherto allowed Pheidippides to tell for himself.
Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning|Robert Browning

British Dictionary definitions for pheidippides

Pheidippides

Phidippides

/ (faɪˈdɪpɪˌdiːz) /

noun

5th century bc . Athenian athlete, who ran to Sparta to seek help against the Persians before the Battle of Marathon (490 bc)

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