Here is a story from one old historian.
There was a King named Candaules who bragged of his wife’s incredible beauty to his favourite bodyguard Gyges. He went so far as ordering his bodyguard to hide behind a door in the royal bedroom to observe the Queen disrobing before bed. Gyges suppose to leave quietly while woman turn her back. So, when it happen Queen saw bodyguard leaving the room and immediately recognized that she had been betrayed and shamed by her husband and decided to have her revenge. She confronted Gyges next day leaving bodyguard with the choice “One of you must die, either my husband, the author of this wicked plot; or you, who have outraged propriety by seeing me naked.” Obviously, when woman wants it one can’t argue, so Gyges killed his King in his sleep. He married the Queen and became King, and father to the new dynasty.
Shrinks created a term Candaulism to honour killed King I guess. They say story teach us not to brag, but I think it depends who you think you are in this story – how about Gyges?:)
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