Cadmus
1[ kad-muhs ]
/ ˈkæd məs /
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noun
Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.
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[ 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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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
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