Definitions for Pheidippides

Pheidippides Phei·dip·pi·des

Spelling: [fahy-dip-i-deez]
IPA: /faɪˈdɪp ɪˌdiz/

Pheidippides is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in Pheidippides (ddeehiiippps).

Definitions for Pheidippides

noun

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

Examples for Pheidippides

At first Pheidippides refuses but finally agrees, though he warns his father that he will rue his act.

Pheidippides was present, when this battle—that of Marathon—was fought and won.

Pheidippides is as full of fire, of careless heroism as Hervé Riel, and told in as ringing verse.

The poet finishes the story, which he has hitherto allowed Pheidippides to tell for himself.

Pheidippides stood before his people and gave it all, the warning, and the comfort and the inspiration.

He ran along like Pheidippides to his goal, without halting for one instant to consider the methods of his running.

Pheidippides bowed his head even in the heat of the race, bowed his head and listened.

What is the claim of Pheidippides—as Browning presents him—to memory as a hero?

The victors sent the runner Pheidippides to bear the news to Athens.

But nowadays one had need be a Milo and a fleet Pheidippides in one, Sir.

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