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Damon and Pythias definition

Da·mon and Pyth·ias (dā′mən ənd pit̸h′ē əs)

Class. Legend friends so devoted to each other that when Pythias, who has been condemned to death, wants time to arrange his affairs, Damon pledges his life that his friend will return: Pythias returns and both are pardoned

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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