Filippides
Filippides or Philippides (Greek: Φιλιππίδης) is generation of Filippos like Atreides generation of Atreus. Filippos (Greek: Φίλιππος) means friend of horses (filos-ippos gr. Φίλος - ίππος). Family name of several people like: ancient writer Filippides son of Filomelos, Archbishop Chrysanthos, actor Andreas Filippides and athlete Konstadinos Filippidis. Filippides or Fidippides was the name of first Marathon runner that died after fetching the news from Marathon victory in Athenians. Other people with the same family name: Books: The Orations Against Athenogenes and Philippides Nowadays many Greeks are named Filippides, Filippidis, Philippides, Philipidis, Philippidis or Philippidou.