Knights of Pythias
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knights-of-pythias-170-22036
title:
Knights of Pythias
text:
The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1864. The Knights of Pythias is the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. The order was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet John Banim about the historic Greek legend of Damon and Pythias that illustrates the Pythagorean ideals of loyalty, honor, and friendship that are the center of
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Fraternal service organization
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Pythias
date created:
2003-12-11T04:30:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T03:29:49Z
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