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Damon of Syracuse, fl. 5th century BC. Pythagorean philosopher, known to us almost exclusively through the story of Damon and Pythias (Pytheas, Phintias).

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• Damon

  http://www.iep.utm.edu/damon/
  Very brief article on the classic tale of this philosopher and his friend, from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

• The History of Damon and Pythias

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/valmax-damon.asp
  The story as recounted by Valerius Maximus and translated by Edward Carpenter.

• The Two Friends of Syracuse.

  http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/yonge/deeds/friends.html
  The story of Damon and Pythias, in the context of Pythagorean philosophy.

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