Cadmus

¹

[kad-muhs]

noun

1. Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.

Cadmus

²

[kad-muhs]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.,  a Phoenician prince who introduced writing to the Greeks and who founded the city of Thebes in the company of five warriors.

Cadmus

/ ˈkædməs /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• Cadmean adjective

Example Sentences

In the video, the puppet follows the story of Cadmus until he finally passes into the Isles of the Blessed, his life’s work complete.

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The demigod Cadmus had slain a dragon that happened to be a child of Ares.

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At its best, as in his celebrated 1988 study of Greek myth, “The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony,” it is thrilling.

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He was perhaps best known for his book “The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony,” a retelling of Greek mythology first published in Italy in 1988.

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His 1988 “Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony,” a readable, imaginative exploration of Greek mythology, was his best-known work.

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