(5335) Damocles, strong determination to back up strange theories

(5335) Damocles is a damocloid asteroid with Kozai resonance (inclination of 62º) discovered in February of 1991. It has a perihelion of 1.6 AU and an aphelion of 22.1 AU. The orbit is between Mars and Uranus. It has a diameter of about 10 km.

After a sudden catastrophe, like the airplane crash in the first episode of the TV series "Lost " (2004) or the burning house example in the book "The Power of Free-Will" (Annie Marquier, 1991), most people breakdown and are unable to do nothing, instead (5335) Damocles reacts with fast and constructive action in extraordinary circumstances (Mars-Uranus combination and high orbital inclination).  


'The Truth Is Out There' (X-Files)

(5335) Damocles also has a strong determination to back up strange theories (high orbital inclination), even when there is not evidence yet, like Fox Malder in the TV series "X-Files" (1992).

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Woody Allen, actor and filmmaker, has Damocles in Aquarius in opposition to Chariklo in Leo in the Crossing Axis of Age Progression (Moon-Node Horoscope / Basis Horoscope).

The sword of Damocles

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Damocles was a real person that lived in Syracuse (Sicily) in the 4th Century BC, and was member of the court of Dionysius II. The story of Damocles has became mythic:

Damocles used to talk about how wonderful it must be to be a king. Dionysus, decided to teach him a lesson by inviting him to a sumptuous banquet. Damocles was enjoying very much, until Dionysus directed Damocles' attention upward, to where a big sharp sword was suspended directly over his head by a single thread.

This mythology embodies the tree key elements of (5335) Damocles: the sword (Mars), the thread (Uranus) and experiences away from day to day life (high orbital inclination).