Cadmus
1Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.
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Classical Mythology. a Phoenician prince who introduced writing to the Greeks and who founded the city of Thebes in the company of five warriors.
- Compare Sparti.
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How to use Cadmus in a sentence
They would never connive at this second sowing of the dragon's teeth of Cadmus.
Then Cadmus heard a voice telling him to take out the dragon's teeth and sow them in the ground.
Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls | James JohonnotNow he threw himself forward upon Cadmus, but the hero retreated backward holding his spear before the monster's open jaws.
Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls | James JohonnotAt last Cadmus made a sudden thrust with the spear and pinned the serpent's head to a tree.
Stories of Heroic Deeds for Boys and Girls | James JohonnotCadmus was glad to rest after his long march, and he sent some of his men in search of a spring.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip Baker
British Dictionary definitions for Cadmus
/ (ˈkædməs) /
Greek myth a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth, from which sprang a multitude of warriors who fought among themselves until only five remained, who joined Cadmus to found Thebes
Derived forms of Cadmus
- Cadmean, adjective
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