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Damon and Pythias |
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Damon and Pythias [ˈdeɪmən] n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Classical legend two friends noted for their mutual loyalty. Damon offered himself as a hostage for Pythias, who was to be executed for treason by Dionysius of Syracuse. When Pythias returned to save his friend's life, he was pardoned ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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And there rises up before me all that was there foreshadowed, and I see visions of Damon and Pythias, of life-saving crews and Red Cross nurses, of martyrs and leaders of forlorn hopes, of Father Damien, and of the Christ himself, and of all the men of earth, mighty of stature, whose strength may trace back to the elemental loins of Lop-Ear and Big-Tooth and other dim denizens of the Younger World. Becky and she live together, and take care of one another in true Damon and Pythias style. Such unscientific balderdash," added the doctor, flushing suddenly purple, "would have estranged Damon and Pythias. |
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