Moakley's sword

The sword of Damocles is the sword of Damocles in English, which is used to indicate the danger that always exists.

This canon originated from a historical story in ancient Greece: in the fourth century BC, Syracuse Wang Di Onisius (430-367 BC) in eastern Sicily attacked the aristocratic forces and established an Athenian-style democratic regime. However, he was dissatisfied and opposed by the nobles, which made him feel that although he had great power, his position was unreliable. Once, he talked to Damocles, the minister of Xiang Chong, about this issue, and vividly showed his views to him. In order to satisfy the greed of his favorite Damocles, he was entrusted with the palace and gave him complete power to realize any desire. This vain and snobbish Damocles looked up at a banquet in Daqing and saw a sword hanging upside down under the ceiling above the seat. Only a horse mane was tied to the hilt, and it was about to fall on his head, which scared him to leave quickly. Then King theseus of Dionysus came out and said, "This sword (worn on Damocles' head) is a symbol of danger, threatening the king all the time. As for the king's happiness and well-being, it is only a superficial phenomenon. "People who do bad things may be punished at any time.