DAMOCLES
\dˈaməklˌiːz], \dˈaməklˌiːz], \d_ˈa_m_ə_k_l_ˌiː_z]\
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the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
By Princeton University
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the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Sir Augustus Henry
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