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    Herodotus' manuscripts the form appears Pheidippides. Other than Herodotus' manuscripts, the form Pheidippides is only attested in Aristophanes' The Clouds...
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  • Pheidippides was an ancient Greek runner. Pheidippides can also refer to: Phidippides cardiomyopathy, cardiomyopathic changes that occur after long periods...
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    footsteps of Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. Pheidippides, according...
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    runner, Pheidippides (or Philippides in some accounts) had been sent to Sparta to request that the Spartan army march to the aid of Athens. Pheidippides arrived...
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    outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. Legend has it that Pheidippides, a Greek herald at the battle, was sent running from Marathon to Athens...
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    philosopher who runs The Thinkery Strepsiades, student who joins The Thinkery Pheidippides, his son Chaerephon, disciple of Socrates The Clouds, who form the chorus...
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  • Phidippides cardiomyopathy refers to the cardiomyopathic changes that occurs after long periods of endurance training. It was named after Phidippides,...
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    that the runners of Ancient Greece ran barefoot. According to legend, Pheidippides, the first marathoner, ran from Athens to Sparta in less than 36 hours...
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    the city of Marathon to Athens, taking inspiration from the legend of Pheidippides. The first such marathon race was a Greek national competition that served...
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    include Parthenon Drive, Kronos Drive, Hercules Place, Plato Place, and Pheidippides Place. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total...
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