Translation of "damocles" into Greek

δαμόκλειος σπάθη, Δαμοκλής are the top translations of "damocles" into Greek.

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  • δαμόκλειος σπάθη

    feminine

    They can then safely continue to sell to us without having a sword of Damocles hanging over them.

    Έτσι, θα μπορέσουν να συνεχίσουν με ασφάλεια να πωλούν σε εμάς χωρίς να κρέμεται η δαμόκλειος σπάθη από πάνω τους.

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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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  • Δαμοκλής

    proper

    That sword could well represent nuclear weapons, and Damocles, all humanity.

    Το σπαθί αυτό θα μπορούσε να συμβολίζει τα πυρηνικά όπλα και ο Δαμοκλής, ολόκληρη την ανθρωπότητα.

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