Damon and Pythias friendship

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• Damon and Pythias (play) — Damon and Pythias is the only surviving play by Richard Edwards. Written in 1564 but not published until 1571, the play chronicles the Greek friendship story of Damon and Pythias. On September 10, 1996, an all female cast gave a single… …   Wikipedia

• Damon and Pythias — For the 1962 film, see Damon and Pythias (film). For the Richard Edwards play, see Damon and Pythias (play). In Greek mythology, the legend of Damon and Pythias (or Phintias) symbolizes trust and loyalty in a true friendship. Contents 1 Greek… …   Wikipedia

• Damon and Pythias —    The story behind the tribulation of Pythias at the hands of the tyrant    Dionysius the Elder is legendary. Also legendary is the essence of friendship the comradeship that enables two people to breathe as one which has been most poignantly… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• DAMON AND PYTHIAS —    two Pythagoreans of Syracuse of the days of Dionysius I., celebrated for their friendship; upon the latter having been condemned to death, and having got leave to go home to arrange his affairs beforehand, the former pledged his life for his… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Damon — m English: from a classical Greek name, a derivative of damān to tame, subdue (often a euphemism for ‘kill’). This was made famous in antiquity by the story of Damon and Pythias. In the early 4th century BC Pythias was condemned to death by… …   First names dictionary

• Knights of Pythias — Knights of Pythias …   Wikipedia

• Justus H. Rathbone — Justin H. Rathbone was the founder of the international fraternal order of the Knights of Pythias. He was born October 29, 1839 in New York. He graduated from Colgate University and attended Carlisle Seminary. He was a music composer and actor.… …   Wikipedia

• friend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Person on intimate terms with another Nouns 1. friend, acquaintance, neighbor, well wisher; alter ego; bosom or fast friend, gentleman or lady friend; partner; fidus Achates; persona grata; associate,… …   English dictionary for students

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• Amis et Amiles — is an old French romance based on a widespread legend of friendship and sacrifice. In its earlier and simpler form it is the story of two friends, one of whom, Amis, was smitten with leprosy because he had committed perjury to save his friend. A… …   Wikipedia

• Run, Melos! — For the animated film, see Hashire Melos! nihongo|Run, Melos!|走れメロス|Hashire Merosu is a Japanese short story by Osamu Dazai. Published in 1940, Run, Melos! is a widely read classic in Japanese schools.The story is a reworking of Friedrich… …   Wikipedia