10921571-n '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)';
 
Chinese (simplified) 达摩 克利斯 , 为 S , 达摩克利斯 , 为S
英語 Damocles
Indonesian Damocles
Malaysian Damocles
Definitions
日本語
ディオニュシオス王に仕えるギリシア人の延臣で、（伝説によると）ダモクレスが王は幸せであると言ったとき、むき出しの剣が髪の毛でつるされている下に座らされて、王が幸せではないことを知らしめられた（紀元前4世紀）
英語
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)
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Type: courtier
Semantic Field: personn
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