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PRONUNCIATION OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS

Damon and Pythias  [ˈdeɪmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS

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Damon and Pythias is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DAMON AND PYTHIAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Damon and Pythias

In Greek mythology, the legend of Damon and Pythias symbolizes trust and loyalty in a true friendship.

Definition of Damon and Pythias in the English dictionary

The definition of Damon and Pythias in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMON AND PYTHIAS


bayman
ˈbeɪmən
Bremen
ˈbreɪmən
caiman
ˈkeɪmən
cayman
ˈkeɪmən
countryman
ˈkʌntrɪmən
crimen
ˈkraɪmən
daimen
ˈdeɪmən
Damon
ˈdeɪmən
flehmen
ˈfleɪmən
highwayman
ˈhaɪˌweɪmən
infantryman
ˈɪnfəntrɪmən
layman
ˈleɪmən
Lehmann
ˈleɪmən
railwayman
ˈreɪlˌweɪmən
Simon
ˈsaɪmən
spaeman
ˈspeɪmən
Stayman
ˈsteɪmən
sudamen
suːˈdeɪmən
timon
ˈtaɪmən
weighman
ˈweɪmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMON AND PYTHIAS

Damoclean
Damocles
Damodar
damoiselle
Damon
damosel
damozel
damp
damp off
damp squib
damp-dry
damp-proof
damp-proof course
dampcourse
dampen
dampener
damper
Dampier

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMON AND PYTHIAS

albricias
alias
asclepias
Asturias
bias
capias
Dias
Duque de Caxias
Elias
Ezechias
galimatias
Herodias
Josias
Lias
Malachias
Matthias
Pythias
Saint Matthias
Trias
Zacharias

Synonyms and antonyms of Damon and Pythias in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

生死之交
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Damon y Pitias
570 millions of speakers

English

Damon and Pythias
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डैमन और Pythias
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

و دامون Pythias
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дэймон и Pythias
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Damon e Pythias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দমন ও পাইথিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Damon et Pythias
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Damon dan Pythias
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Damon und Pythias
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デイモンとPythias
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

데이먼 과 Pythias
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Damon lan Pythias
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Damon và Pythias
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாமன் மற்றும் பைத்தியஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेमन आणि पायथियास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Damon ve Pythias
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Damone e Pizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Damon i Pythias
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Деймон і Pythias
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Damon și Pythias
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Damon και Πυθίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Damon en Pythias
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Damon och Pythias
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Damon og Pythias
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Damon and Pythias

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMON AND PYTHIAS»

Discover the use of Damon and Pythias in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Damon and Pythias and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Damon, Pythias, and the Test of Friendship
Outside of ancient Syracuse on the island of Sicily, there lived a cruel ruler named Dionysius.
Teresa Bateman, 2014
2
Who's who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to ...
According to Valerius Maximus in De Amicitiae Vinculo, Damon and Pythias, legendary citizens of fourth century BC Syracuse, were initiates in the Pythagorean mysteries. When Pythias protested the tyranny of Dionysius I, he was condemned ...
Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon, 2002
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Fifty half-legendary tales of either heroes, famous men, or relating the history of a people. Some have slight historical value, some relate great moral truths, while others are intended only to amuse the reader.
James Baldwin, 1896
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A New Dictionary of Eponyms
Also legendary is the essence of friendship—-the comradeship that enables two people to breathe as one— which has been most poignantly depicted by the lives of Damon and Pythias, Pythagoreans of Syracuse in Sicily. VVhen Pythias was ...
Morton S. Freeman, 1997
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Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History Vol.1: From Antiquity ...
Damon and Pythias Dauthendey, Elisabeth of God and their own destruction; same- sex relations are a more serious offence than bestiality, since two souls are damned, and should require imposition of the most severe penance on clergy and ...
Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon, 2005
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The Oxford Handbook of Tudor Drama
near-identical Damon and Pythias who represent this. There are other friendships, and other perspectives in the play of which we need to take account. For example, Damon and Pythias rely heavily on the friendship of their 'bondman'  ...
Thomas Betteridge, Greg Walker, 2012
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History of the Knights of Pythias: With an Account of the ...
With an Account of the Life and Times of Damon and Pythias Joseph Dame Weeks. mon, had given himself up to philosophical pursuits, they had equally an ardent patriotism and a determined hatred of tyranny. The constant wars in which  ...
Joseph Dame Weeks, 1872
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The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South ...
Rathbone's inspiration for the order was a contemporary play, “Damon and Pythias,” by Irish poet John Banim.1 Banim had based his play on the 4th century BC. Greek account of the friendship of two men, Damon and Pythias. These two men ...
Marilyn T. Peebles, 2012
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Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life
For Rathbone, it meant the virtue of brotherhood, which he thought might restore harmony to a nation rent by civil war. In other contexts, however, it implied romantic same-sex friendship. The story of Damon and Pythias had a long- standing ...
Andrew C. Isenberg, 2013
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The Works of Ben Johnson
Damon and Pythias. Dost thou, dost thou, dost t/tou? [They fall upon him. Leath. What, both at once t Pythias. Down with him, Damon. Damon. Pink his guts, Pythias. Leath. What, so malicious ' Will ye murder me, masters both, in my own house ...
Ben Jonson, William Gifford, 1879

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMON AND PYTHIAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Damon and Pythias is used in the context of the following news items.
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From 1886: Flower thieves and a sudden storm
He said that such friendship beat Damon and Pythias, in fact it was far closer than theirs and that rejoicing poems and songs ought to be made ... «Richmond, May 15»
2
FOUR DECADES OF VITAL VIEWS
... sides that they were fated partners; they needed each other. If not exactly Damon and Pythias, their interests coincided—at least up to a point. «Air Cargo News.com, May 15»
3
Chattanooga Railroad Series: The Narrow Gauge Railroad
These included Damon and Pythias, Noah's Ark, Basin Rock, Canopy Rock, Devil's Fire Place, the Siamese Twins, Snake Rock and the ... «The Chattanoogan, Mar 15»
4
Staats Hospital may gain new life after renovation
Owner Tighe Bullock points out statues of Damon and Pythias from a fourth-floor window of the Staats Hospital building. An old image the ... «Charleston Daily Mail, Jan 15»
5
The erotic tale of Chris and Jerry
No men ever bonded more quickly except for maybe Damon and Pythias or Siegfried and Roy. The two men talked long into the night — Jones ... «South Philly Review, Jan 15»
6
Split your lunch to avoid office party shame
As Richard Edwardes put it in the play Damon and Pythias "Pythagoras said that this world was like a stage / Whereon many play their parts; ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Carlsbad owns a small piece of history of the partnership profiled in …
"The story of Loving's friendship and partnership with Goodnight — the modern version of Damon and Pythias (a friendship symbolizing trust ... «Carlsbad Current-Argus, Nov 14»
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Jack White talks 'Lazaretto,' Third Man Records in depth
It's a turn-of-the-century type of slide projector — a magic lantern — and includes slides portraying the tale of Damon and Pythias, the Greek ... «The Tennessean, Jul 14»
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Tustin is OC's home to the oldest charitable group you've never …
Behind him is an oil painting depicting the Greek story of Damon and Pythias. Beatty is readying displays for the fraternal order's 150th ... «OCRegister, Feb 14»
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Pythians trace roots to state's earliest days
... he was inspired by the story from Greek mythology of Damon and Pythias. Exemplifying the values of true friendship — each man was willing ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Feb 14»

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