Philippides

Philippides (c. 530 BCE – c. 490 BCE), also called Pheidippides,^[1] was a "hemerodrome", a professional runner who served Athens as a herald.

According to Herodotus, Athens sent Philippides to ask Sparta for aid at the battle of Marathon and in the way he met with the god Pan. Pan promised to help the Athenians, by sowing panic and terror in the ranks of their enemies.^[2]^[3] After the battle was won, he ran all the way from Marathon to inform the king and fell down dead after it.^[1]

In the late 9th century, an Anglo-Saxon girl by the name of Mildberg from Wincestre held Philippides in high regard and hoped to become the fastest messenger who ever lived, just like him.^[1]

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mildberg the Miracle Legs
↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Arkadia: Pan
↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Attika: Philippides

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Caroline Soucy • Gabriel Blain • Thierry Dansereau • Hugo Puzzuoli • Miguel Bouchard • Vincent Lamontagne • Fred Rambaud • Scott Phillips • Paul Green • Lydia Andrew • Michael Guimont • Benjamin Hall • Nika Rukavishnikova • David Therrien • Kate Lewis

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