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Sparti

[ spahr-tahy, -tee ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.


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In Thebes, the race of Sparti were believed to have sprung from a field sown with dragons' teeth.

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