Show famous pair of friends friend damon and pythias lived in the tha fourth century B a 0 damon a pythagorean of syracuse was celebrated for his friendship with pythias or a member of the same sect pythias plotted against the life of dionysius DIonys lus I 1 of syracuse and was condemned to die As pythias wished to arrange his affairs damon offered to place himself in the tyrants hands bands as his substitute and to the die in his stead should he not return on the appointed day at the la lat lt moment came back and dionysius DIonys lus was s su struck by the fidelity of the friends that he pardoned the offender and begged to be admitted into their fellowship low ship |