damon and pythias
English Thesaurus
1. (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | friend, |
| definition | : | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
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