What is "filippides"

Filippides or Philippides (Greek: Φιλιππίδης) is generation of Filippos like Atreides generation of Atreus. 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.

Nowadays many Greeks are named Filippides, Filippidis, Philippides, Philipidis or Philippidis.