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Philippides (other)
Philippides is a Greek name meaning "Son of Philip"; Philip means "lover of horses". Derivative, patronym, of the more common ancient Greek name "Philippos" Notable people with this name include: *Pheidippides, also known as ''Philippides'', said to have run from Marathon to Athens bringing news of the Greek victory at the battle of Marathon *Philippides (comic poet), flourished 336-333 BC. *Philippides of Paiania Philippides is a Greek name meaning "Son of Philip"; Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "de ..., fl. 293/2 BC, wealthy Athenian oligarch * Mary Zelia Pease Philippides (1906–2009), American archaeologist and librarian {{Hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip (name)
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. The original Greek spelling includes two Ps as seen in Philippides and Philippos, which is possible due to the Greek endings following the two Ps. To end a word with such a double consonant—in Greek or in English—would, however, be incorrect. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Phillie, Lip, and Pip. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Philip in other languages * Afrikaans: Filip * Albanian: Filip * Amharic: ፊሊጶስ (Filip'os) * Arabic: فيلبس (Fīlibus), فيليبوس (Fīlībū ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheidippides
Pheidippides (, , ) or Philippides () is the central figure in the story that inspired the marathon race. Pheidippides is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the victory of the Battle of Marathon, and, according to Herodotus, to have run from Athens to Sparta. This latter feat also inspired two ultramarathon races, the Spartathlon and Authentic Pheidippides Run. Name The name Philippides is reported by Pausanias, Plutarch, and Lucian, writers who had read this name in their versions of Herodotus, while in most of Herodotus's manuscripts the form appears Pheidippides. Other than Herodotus's manuscripts, the form Pheidippides is only attested in Aristophanes's '' The Clouds'' (423 BC). Many historians argue that Aristophanes willfully distorted the actual name so as not to use the name of the hero of Marathon in his play or as a play on words meaning "save horses". However, given that the name Pheidippo is attested in the ''Iliad'', the existence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippides (comic Poet)
Philippides (Ancient Greek: Φιλιππίδης) was an Athenian poet of the Greek New Comedy. He was the son of Philokles of Kephale and was active during the 111th Olympiad (c. 336-333 BCE). Aulus Gellius records that he died at an advanced old age from the joy of an unexpected victory at a dramatic competition. He was a great personal friend (philos) of King Lysimachus (i.e. "successor" of Alexander the Great ) Philippides is reported as having had great influence with Lysimachus. In 285 BC Athens passed a decree to honor Philippides for his continuous requests to Lysimachus for aid to recover Piraeus and the forts. In 286/285 BC Philippides was elected agonothetes In ancient Greece, an ''agonothetes'' (, plural '; ἀγωνοθέται) were the persons who decided the disputes and awarded the prizes in the Panhellenic Games. Alternative names for the same role included ''athlothĕtae'' (ἀθλοθέται) .... Surviving titles and fragments The Suda reports that Philippides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippides Of Paiania
Philippides is a Greek name meaning "Son of Philip"; Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ... means "lover of horses". Derivative, patronym, of the more common ancient Greek name "Philippos" Notable people with this name include: * Pheidippides, also known as ''Philippides'', said to have run from Marathon to Athens bringing news of the Greek victory at the battle of Marathon * Philippides (comic poet), flourished 336-333 BC. * Philippides of Paiania, fl. 293/2 BC, wealthy Athenian oligarch * Mary Zelia Pease Philippides (1906–2009), American archaeologist and librarian {{Hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
