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The story of Damon (/ ˈ d eɪ m ən /; Ancient Greek: Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (/ ˈ p ɪ θ i ə s /; Πυθίας or Φιντίας; or Phintias, / ˈ f ɪ n t i ə s /) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship.
Damon and Pythias is the only surviving play by Richard Edwards. Written circa 1564 and first printed in 1571, the play chronicles the Greek friendship story of Damon and Pythias . It was originally performed by the Children of the Chapel l [ 1 ] for Queen Elizabeth, possibly during the Christmas season between 1564 and 1565.
Damon goes to King Dionysisus and offers himself as a substitute prisoner; the king initially refuses, until he realizes he can use this situation to discredit the Pythagorians. He offers Pythias three choices: be executed as planned, leave and allow Damon to die in his place, or leave but return at the end of two months to die in Damon's place ...
The story is a reworking of Friedrich Schiller's ballad Die Bürgschaft, which tells the story of Melos and Selinuntius, originally Damon and Pythias. Schiller's version revolves around an ancient Greek legend recorded by the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus .
"The Three Linden Trees" (German: "Drei Linden") is a 1912 fairy tale by Hermann Hesse strongly influenced by the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias. The story, set in the medieval period, tries to explain three huge linden trees whose branches intertwine to cover the entire cemetery of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Berlin.
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