Damocles myth Synonyms

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Damocles Synonyms

Myth Synonyms

DM abbreviation

DM is an abbreviation for Damocles Myth
What does DM stand for?
DM stands for "Damocles Myth"

Definitions for Damocles


  • (noun) the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)

Definitions for Myth


  • (noun) a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief , or fact of nature
  • (noun) the body of customs , beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
  • (noun) a false idea or belief