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I put back the "more at ''σπάθη'', "sabre"" phrase; the reason for it is that Damocles may have been more a legend than a real figure, and the "sabre" reference is possibly what his name is based on. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 17:26, 11 June 2010 (EDT) | I put back the "more at ''σπάθη'', "sabre"" phrase; the reason for it is that Damocles may have been more a legend than a real figure, and the "sabre" reference is possibly what his name is based on. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 17:26, 11 June 2010 (EDT) | ||
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| + | Do you have a reference for this? From what I know "Damocles" means something like "Fame of the people", and there are not many common consonants between DaMoCLeS and SPaTHe (sabre)... they seem to be completely different, unrelated words to me. --[[User:MarcoT|MarcoT]] 17:29, 11 June 2010 (EDT) | ||
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I put back the "more at σπάθη, "sabre"" phrase; the reason for it is that Damocles may have been more a legend than a real figure, and the "sabre" reference is possibly what his name is based on. Karajou 17:26, 11 June 2010 (EDT)
Do you have a reference for this? From what I know "Damocles" means something like "Fame of the people", and there are not many common consonants between DaMoCLeS and SPaTHe (sabre)... they seem to be completely different, unrelated words to me. --MarcoT 17:29, 11 June 2010 (EDT)