Show famous pair of friends friend delm anmon n and pythias lived ched in the lie fourth century B C damon a pythagorean of syracuse was celebrate tl for ills his friendship with pythias or Phin tins a member of the alie same sect pythias plotted against the life of Dionys dionysius lus I 1 of syracuse and was cona condemned to die As pythias visited to Arraj arrange ge ills his aff affairs lairs damon offered to place himself in the tyrants hands na as lili ills substitute tind and to die in ills his steal stead should lie not return oti on the lip pointed day at chii alfo last moment came bade back anil and was vas so struck by the fidelity of the friends that ho he pardoned the offender and niort begged to be admitted into their fellowship low ship |