17351 Pheidippos | Discovered 1973 Sept. 19 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. |
Pheidippos was a hero from Nisyros, in the Kalydnian islands. Son of king Thessalos, brother of Antiphos and grandson of Heracles, he fought against Telephos, king of Mysia. |
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