Character & Setting
The story of Damon and Pythias takes place long ago in this ancient Greek city.
What is Syracuse?
Pythias asked the King for permission to go home before his execution for this specific reason.
What is to say goodbye to his family (and arrange his affairs)?
Even when time was running out, Damon never lost this in his friend.
What is trust?
Pythias arrived back at the prison just in the nick of this.
What is time?
This word means meant to or planned on.
What is intended?
He was the cruel ruler who put Pythias in prison and sentenced him to death.
Who is King Dionysius?
If Pythias did not return in time for the execution, this was going to happen to Damon.
What is Damon would be executed instead?
The central lesson or theme of the story of Damon and Pythias is the power of true this.
What is friendship or loyalty?
When Pythias rushed in to save Damon, the onlookers felt this powerful emotion.
What is shock, surprise, or amazement?
This word means to find fault in.
What is criticize?
He offered to stay in prison and take his friend's place while Pythias went home to say goodbye to his family.
Who is Damon?
How long was Damon put in the dungeon waiting for Pythias to return?
What is one month?
The King believed that Damon was being this word, which means silly or unwise, for trusting Pythias to return.
What is foolish?
After seeing such devotion between the two friends, King Dionysius decided to do this to Pythias's punishment.
What is pardon?
This word means nervous, worried, or uneasy.
What is anxious?
Pythias was arrested because he spoke out against this person's unfair laws.
Who is the King (or King Dionysius)?
On his way back, Pythias was attacked and tied up by these people.
Who are pirates?
When Pythias finally returned, he was completely exhausted and covered in this.
What is mud or dirt?
At the end of the story, King Dionysius changed in what way?
What is he became nicer and less strict to his people?
This word means to take by force.
What is seized?