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	Damocles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Damocles was an excessively flattering courtier in the court of Dionysius I of Syracuse, a 4th Century BC tyrant of Syracuse, Italy.
		Woodcut images of the Sword of Damocles as a symbol appear in 16th and 17th century European books of devices.
		Cicero on the sword of Damocles (in English)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sword_of_Damocles (484 words)

	Westall
		If you are familiar with allusions to the "sword of Damocles," you may know that to feel that the sword of Damocles is hanging over you is to have a sense of anxiety, of impending doom.
		Damocles was treated to a lavish banquet in which he was to experience what it really felt like to be a ruler.
		Damocles' resulting anxiety was similar to the worries and responsibilities that go along with the pleasures of a ruler's position.
	www.ackland.org /tours/westall.html (495 words)

	DAMOCLES: Damocles the Greek
		The following is a summary of the life of the "other" Damocles, a story that was originally told by the Roman orator Cicero: Damocles was an attendent in the royal court of the Greek tyrant Dionysius of Syracuse.
		Just as Damocles was beginning to enjoy himself, he was horrified to discover a sword hanging over his head, suspended by a single hair.
		In modern language, "the sword of Damocles" has come to mean a dreaded tragedy that may strike at any moment.
	www.research.ibm.com /DAMOCLES/html_files/damocles.html (343 words)

	The Sword of Damocles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But he was very rich, and he lived in a fine palace where there were many beautiful and costly things, and he was waited upon by a host of servants who were always ready to do his bidding.
		And so, the next day, Damocles was led into the palace, and all the servants were bidden to treat him as their master.
		It was a sharp sword, and it was hung by only a single horsehair.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/2549/damocles.html (438 words)

	5335 Damocles
		Damocles is the prototype of the damocloid asteroids, asteroids with highly eccentric orbits which cross the orbits of the gas giants, the main asteroid belt, and Mars.
		Damocles' influence arises from the archetype of its namesake.
		Damocles also indicates transitions, changes of direction, the destruction of the old to make way for the new, the removal of one arrangement of scenery in one's life to make way for a new arrangement, the replacement of an old paradigm with a new one.
	www.geocities.com /mahtezcatpoc/damocles.html (1503 words)

	Sword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Indeed, the difference between a machete and a sword is mainly that of utilization, and several types of swords in history resemble the machete in construction, such as for example the scramasax, the dusack, and the falchion.
		While a rigid classification is not feasible, the latter is usually referred to as a kind of chopping sword.
		The sword is often held together by a nut screwed onto the tang above the pommel.
	www.themiddleages.net /sword.html (956 words)

	Damocles
		Damocles was a courtier of Dionysius the Elder.
		According to a legend, Damocles on one occasion commented to his ruler on the grandeur and happiness of rulers.
		Dionysius soon thereafter invited his courtier to a luxurious banquet, where Damocles enjoyed the delights of the table until his attention was directed upward and he saw a sharp sword hanging above him by a single horsehair.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/d/damocles.html (98 words)

	Laudator Temporis Acti: The Sword of Damocles
		And when he said that he should like it extremely, Dionysius ordered him to be laid on a bed of gold with the most beautiful covering, embroidered and wrought with the most exquisite work, and he dressed out a great many sideboards with silver and embossed gold.
		In Richard Westall's 1812 painting The Sword of Damocles, the "handsome waiters" are replaced by waitresses.
		One day, when he was extolling to the skies the privileges of his patron's life without any comprehension of its drawbacks, Dionysius said to him: "Would you like to see for yourself, at this very board, what the blessings and the curses of royalty are like?" "I should think I would," replied the other.
	laudatortemporisacti.blogspot.com /2005/03/sword-of-damocles.html (560 words)

	Zygmunt Frankel: THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
		Damocles must have sat there rather nervous and without his usual appetite but knowing that the danger would be over with the feast, as soon as he left his seat, unless the single hair from which the sword was suspended snapped before then.
		The horsehair which supported it rang all sorts of bells: its use for fishing lines and snares before plastics were invented; violin bows; horsehair ropes; peasants in Russia tying a strand of horse hair onto their penis to increase the woman's enjoyment of the sexual act.
		The sword, silent as always, stayed under the ceiling, and a little later a nightingale began to sing in the garden.
	www.inch.com /~ari/zf129.html (2400 words)

	THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES
		This shadow is like the apocryphal "Sword of Damocles" hanging over their head by a thin thread.
		Damocles, in classical Greek mythology, became a sycophant at the court of Dionysius, and constantly praised Dionysius for his wealth and power.
		The expression, "The Sword of Damocles" represents the ever-present perils that exist in life.
	www.lewyablonsky.com /articles/damocles.html (1980 words)

	Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo - Issue 44/45, A Sword of Damocles?
		Damocles was a member of the court of Dionysius II, who ruled Syracuse, Sicily, in the 3rd century BC.
		The sword was intended to represent the constant danger that went with the wealth and material happiness of Dionysius.
		The Sword of Damocles is not, therefore, an extreme imagery to use to portray the very real threat that hangs suspended over the island countries of the Pacific.
	www.cru.uea.ac.uk /tiempo/floor0/recent/issue4445/t4445a5.htm (2314 words)

	A New Perspective on the Sword of Damocles by Tim Case
		When Damocles arrived at the feast he was given the seat of honor over which a sword was suspended from the ceiling by a single hair – signifying the precariousness of a king's fortunes.
		With the signing of the Declaration of Independence they accepted and affirmed the moral consequences that are intrinsic and congruent with their actions as leaders – they accepted the Sword of Damocles as morally justified and indispensable to their cause.
		Another illustration of the Sword of Damocles lays in the legends surrounding the Trojan War.
	www.lewrockwell.com /case/case15.html (2230 words)

	Halfbakery: Penknife of Damocles
		The Penknife of Damocles is an utterly useless invention that millions of visitors to the Greek History Museum would be proud to buy for their friends at home.
		Half-bakes it unless the sword was obviously labled as being associated with Damocles.
		So the sword of Damocles was poised over his head, ready to drop and lop.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Penknife_20of_20Damocles (541 words)

	Wikinfo \| Sword
		The sword is also a symbol of violence, combat, or military intervention.
		It is used in this sense in Jesus' statement, "Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword." Another example is the old saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword." attributed to Edward Bulwer-Lytton
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=sword (931 words)

	Feature Article - The Damocles Sword of Academic Publishing
		About 350 BC, Damocles, a courtier of Dionysius the Elder (the ruler of the city Syracuse in Sicily), let his envy of the ruler be known.
		However, while he was enjoying the banquet, Damocles' happiness subsided when he was made aware of the sword that was hanging above his head by a single horsehair.
		In this way Dionysius taught Damocles that insecurity might threaten those who appear to be the most fortunate [2].
	www.graduatingengineer.com /articles/feature/9-4-99.html (2785 words)

	A New Perspective on the Sword of Damocles \| End the War on Freedom
		This legend tells us how Damocles, as courtier to Dionysius the Elder (AKA the Tyrant of Syracuse), was always declaring his admiration at the power, wealth, and contentment of the king.
		The delegates to the Continental Congress were not in total agreement with each other, their divisions and disagreements laid along cultural, religious and traditional lines, as did the disagreements among their respective colonies.
		The state can only survive as long as a majority is programmed to believe that theft isn't wrong if it's called taxation or asset forfeiture or eminent domain, that assault and kidnapping isn't wrong if it's called arrest, that mass murder isn't wrong if it's called war.
	billstclair.com /blog/a_new_perspective_on_the_sword_of_damocles.html (723 words)

	The Sword of Damocles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Even though most of the time we aren't being hit by the sword, the fact that it is hanging there affects our inner peace.
		Fear of the sword affects the 3 pillars of inner peace, our self concept, our optimism for the future and our feeling that we are loved.
		We feel not loved because we feel that those who hold the sword will bring it down upon us and because of the stress and pain their threat to bring down the sword is causing us.
	unicorn.phoenixrising-web.net /shelp/damocles.htm (835 words)

	Damocles — Infoplease.com
		Damocles' Sword - Damocles' Sword Evil foreboded or dreaded.
		Damocles, the sycophant of Dionysius the elder, of...
		TransGrid still waiting for sword of Damocles to fall.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/ent/A0814572.html (245 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Damocles
		Damocles, in classical mythology, courtier at the court of Dionysius I. He so persistently praised the power and happiness of Dionysius that the tyrant, in order to show the precariousness of rank and power, gave a banquet and had a sword suspended above the head of Damocles by a single hair.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Damocles" at HighBeam.
		Delaigue happy that Sword of Damocles hasn't fallen
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Damocles (158 words)

	Sword of Damocles
		The razor sharp two-edged sword of a crash hangs over them, the lights from the party leaving dancing reflections careening off the hardened blade.
		Unlike Damocles, they fail to recognize that disaster lurks just beyond the senses in even the most fortunate equity markets.
		The equity bulls look at the horsehair in awe, and in their minds it grows to be a mighty chain securing the dainty sword.
	www.zealllc.com /2000/sword.htm (1801 words)

	The Sword of Damocles (virtual reality) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the story of the sword of Damocles, see Damocles.
		The Sword of Damocles is widely considered to be the first virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD) system.
		While using The Sword of Damocles, a user had to have his or her head securely fastened into the device to perform the experiments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Sword_of_Damocles_(virtual_reality) (545 words)

	Idaho Observer: Over Your Head The Sword of Damocles
		Damocles was enjoying himself immensely until he noticed a sharp sword suspended from the ceiling by a horse hair.
		Damocles, quickly revising his idea of what made up a good life, asked to be excused and returned to his poorer, but safer life.
		But as soon as the politicians see a noticeable increase in “criminal civilian activity,” there are a few thousand of these “Swords of Damocles” that CAN and WILL be enforced on the American public.
	proliberty.com /observer/20020522.htm (1036 words)

	Sword Of Damocles
		The bazantar composition The Sword Of Damocles is the axis of the album and represents the greatest expansion of both the thematic and musical elements.
		It is an eloquent renunciation of vanity and personal desire that at the conclusion of the composition allows the absolute weight of the piece to ascend into the serenely meditative.
		Intensely subjective in perspective, Damocles illustrates in musical tones the relationship of the individual to the elemental.
	www.bazantar.com /chart/sect5up.htm (112 words)

	Sword of Damocles, The
		And so, the next day, Damocles was led to the palace, and all the servants were instructed to treat him as their master.
		For directly above his head hung a sword, held to the ceiling by only a single horsehair.
		And as long as he lived, Damocles never again wanted to change places, even for a moment, with the king.
	www.inspirationalstories.com /0/2.html (586 words)

	American Thinker: Under the Scimitar of Damocles
		The story is told that Damocles, at the court of Dionysius of Sicily, pronounced the latter the happiest man on earth.
		When, however, Damocles was permitted to sit on the royal throne, he perceived a sword hanging by a horse—hair over his head.
		Denial or obfuscation of the role played by the very essence of Islam—by Shari'a—will never remove this murderous scimitar of Damocles hanging over the heads of hapless 'apostates' such as Abdul Rahman, and others, perhaps untold thousands, if not more, like him, throughout the Muslim world.
	www.americanthinker.com /articles.php?article_id=5359 (1576 words)

	Sword of Damocles - GFXartist.com - Served over 20,000,000 artworks
		Although I'm working hard on my final exam, I've done a lot of writing this semester, I've been able to working on and off with a painting, "Sword of Damocles".
		The legend tells about the young Damocles, a flattering young courtier in the court of Dionysos I (4th Century BC, Syracuse) exclaimed that Dionysos, due to his great power was truly very fortunate.
		A banquet was held and not until the end of the day, Damocles noticed a sharpened sword hanging by a single piece of horsehair over his head.
	ikaa.gfxartist.com /artworks/135446 (402 words)

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