Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legend
metaphor |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Damocles
gptkb:Dionysius_II_of_Syracuse |
| gptkbp:date |
4th century BCE
|
| gptkbp:depicts |
a sword suspended by a single hair
|
| gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Tusculan_Disputations
|
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
gptkb:Cicero
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sword of Damocles
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
ancient Greek legend
|
| gptkbp:referencedIn |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:politics popular culture |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
imminent danger
precariousness of power |
| gptkbp:teaches |
the perils of those in positions of power
|
| gptkbp:usedAs |
idiom
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Star_Trek:_Titan
gptkb:Magic_and_Loss |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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