Translation of "damocles" into Danish

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  • damokles

    He lives with that sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

    Han lever med dette Damokles-sværd hængende over hovedet.

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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)

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    He lives with that sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

    Han lever med dette Damokles-sværd hængende over hovedet.

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