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Pheidippides

//fəˌdɪpəˈdiːz// name

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  1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φειδιππίδης (Pheidippídēs).

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