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[[File:Sword-of-damocles.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Sword of Damocles'' by Felix Auvray]]
'''Damocles''' (Greek: ''Δαμοκλῆς''; more at ''σπάθη'', "sabre"), name of a legendary courtier during the reign of the 4th century B.C. tyrant [[Dionysius II]] of Syracuse, who offered to change places with the king for a day, only to discover that with unbridled luxury and rule comes the threat of imminent death.
'''Damocles''' (Greek: ''Δαμοκλῆς''; more at ''σπάθη'', "sabre"), name of a legendary courtier during the reign of the 4th century B.C. tyrant [[Dionysius II]] of Syracuse, who offered to change places with the king for a day, only to discover that with unbridled luxury and rule comes the threat of imminent death.