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Dionysius is one of the central characters in the legend of the Sword of Damocles.
Dionysius also appears in Dante's Inferno, in which he is referred to as "Dionysius of Sicily" in Canto 12. He is among the many souls named by Chiron that boil in blood for violence against others.
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