In case you are not familiar with this ancient Greek story. - TopicsExpress



          

In case you are not familiar with this ancient Greek story. Damocles, pandering to his king Dionysius exclaimed that, as a great man of power and authority surrounded by magnificence, Dionysius was truly extremely fortunate. Dionysius then offered to switch places with Damocles, so that Damocles could taste that very fortune firsthand. Damocles quickly and eagerly accepted the kings proposal. Damocles sat down in the kings throne surrounded by every luxury, but Dionysius arranged that a huge sword should hang above the throne, held only by a single hair of a horses tail. Damocles finally begged the tyrant that he be allowed to depart because he no longer wanted to be so fortunate, realizing that with great fortune and power come also great peril and anxiety. Dionysius had successfully conveyed a sense of the constant fear in which the great man lives. The theme is that virtue is sufficient for living a happy life.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:30:23 +0000

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