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In the story of Candaules and Gyges, written by Herodotus, Candaules loses his throne due to his obsession with his wife’s beauty. He is murdered by his favorite bodyguard, Gyges who is left with no choice but to kill the king. Candaules death is not just because it is sneaky and planned out. Candaules is a man that is conceited and likes to brag about what he has. He is not simply content with his wife's beauty, but wants another to know about it , because he wants to show off what he has. He basically forces Gyges to see his wife naked. Gyges tries to talk the king out of this crazy idea, but the king insists in it, leaving his bodyguard with no choice. The good man that Gyges appears to be is not tempted by Candaules’ proposition. He does not want to “act wickedly”, because he knows that seeing an individual naked is not only embarrassing, but also very disrespectful.
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