English noun: Damon and Pythias | |||
1. | Damon and Pythias (person) (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live | ||
Instance hypernym | friend | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||