100 days of Nicknames! #7 PHILIP

Day 2,584, 02:52 • Published in Greece Greece • by THRAX and RUMELIAN
Philip

Latin form of Philippos which means ‘friend of horses’, composed of the elements philos ‘friend’ and hippos ‘horse’.

The name was borne by five kings of Macedonia


Philip III Silver Drachm, Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, Zeus Artophoros seated left

The most legendary of them is the Philip II the father of Alexander the Great


Philip II Gold Stater, head of Apollo and Charioteer driving (Philip II race horse won in the Olympic Games)



This is the #7 of about 100 days series of articles

dadicated to erepublik nicknames!

Until now:

1 AEROPOS
2 DEMETRIUS
3 ARCHELAUS
4 ALEXANDER
5 ANTIGONUS
6 PTOLEMAEUS