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Sword of Damocles
A painting showing the sword of Damocles and an explanation of the term.
Demophon
Demophon is the name of a king of Athens during the legendary period of Greece.
Daedalus
Grandson of Erectheus, Daedalus created the labyrinth in which he was imprisoned and later escaped by means of wings of wax he crafted for himself and his son.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus was a mythological prince of Troy.
Democritus
Democritus of Abdera, one of the 2 founders of the atomist school of Greek natural philosophy was known as the laughing philosopher.
Diodorus Siculus
An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia on the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus.
Sword of Damocles
Damocles and Dionysus of Syracuse as told by Cicero.
Draco and Cylon
Cylon and Draco, a tyrant and a law giver, were steps along the Athenian road to democracy.
Demetrius
Plutarch's life of Demetrius.
Demosthenes
Plutarch's life of Demosthenes.
Dion
Plutarch's life od Dion.
Diphilus
Diphilus was a Hellenistic Greek who wrote new comedy.
Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.)
Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.). Roman Emperor Decius.

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