biography
pronunciation:
[fiydipideez]
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| male
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| lived:
| (5th-c BC)
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| biography:
| Long-distance runner from Greece. He was sent to Sparta to ask for aid against the Persians before the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, and is reputed to have covered 150 mi in two days. Legend has confused him with the man who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to bring news of the victory to Athens. |
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