# Damocles — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Damocles in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Damocles

**First appearance:** 0001-tusculan-disputations

## Who they are

Courtier of Dionysius II; symbol of the precariousness of power.

## Relationships

### [Dionysius of Heraclea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/dionysius_of_heraclaea)

_psychological_

Damocles is a courtier who experiences the terror of the 'Sword of Damocles' under the tyrant Dionysius, illustrating the anxiety of power.

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