GREEK ALLEGORICAL COURTIER, THREATENED BY A DANGLING SWORD - 8 Letters

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greek allegorical courtier, threatened by a dangling sword	8 letters	damocles
Definition: 1. 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) View more information about damocles

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Definition: 1. 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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