{i} legendary figure who promised his life as a guarantee for his condemned friend; Matt Damon (born 1970), American film actor who starred in "Good Will Hunting
the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
(Mitoloji) In a Greek legend, two friends who were enormously loyal to each other. When the tyrannical ruler of their city condemned Pythias to death, Pythias pleaded for time to go home and put his affairs in order. Damon agreed to stay and die in place of Pythias if Pythias did not return by the time of the execution. Pythias was delayed, and Damon prepared to be executed. Pythias arrived just in time to save Damon. The ruler was so impressed by their friendship that he let them both live
a US writer of humorous short stories about gangsters (=members of violent criminal groups) and people who worked on Broadway in New York City. His characters use a lot of slang and unusual expressions. His most famous collection of stories, Guys and Dolls, was later made into a successful musical show (1884-1946). born Oct. 4, 1884, Manhattan, Kan., U.S. died Dec. 10, 1946, New York, N.Y. U.S. journalist and short-story writer. He served in the Spanish-American War as a teenager. After returning to the U.S. he wrote for newspapers in the West. In 1911 he moved to New York, where he developed a style focusing on the underside of city life and began to write stories. He is best known for Guys and Dolls (1931), a collection of stories about a racy section of Broadway written in the uniquely rendered slang that became his trademark and gave rise to the term Runyonesque; the book was adapted as a musical by Frank Loesser (1950)
(Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live
born Oct. 4, 1884, Manhattan, Kan., U.S. died Dec. 10, 1946, New York, N.Y. U.S. journalist and short-story writer. He served in the Spanish-American War as a teenager. After returning to the U.S. he wrote for newspapers in the West. In 1911 he moved to New York, where he developed a style focusing on the underside of city life and began to write stories. He is best known for Guys and Dolls (1931), a collection of stories about a racy section of Broadway written in the uniquely rendered slang that became his trademark and gave rise to the term Runyonesque; the book was adapted as a musical by Frank Loesser (1950)
damon
Hyphenation
Da·mon
Turkish pronunciation
deymın
Pronunciation
/ˈdāmən/ /ˈdeɪmən/
Etymology
[ 'dA-m&n ] (noun.) Ancient Greek name famous for the story of Damon and Pythias; derivative of damān "to tame, subdue".