Cadmus

[ kad-muhs ]

/ ˈkæd məs /

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noun

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Cadmus²

[ kad-muhs ]

/ ˈkæd məs /

noun

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.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
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 Johonnot
Now 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 Johonnot
At 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 Johonnot

Cadmus 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

Cadmus

/ (ˈkædməs) /

noun

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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