Tusculan Disputations · Character
Damocles
Courtier of Dionysius II; symbol of the precariousness of power.
minor
Also known as Damocles
First appearance: tusculan disputations
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With Dionysius of Heraclea (psychological): Damocles is a courtier who experiences the terror of the 'Sword of Damocles' under the tyrant…
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- Philosophers and courtiers
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psychological · negative
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