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In Greek mythology, Cadmus (/ ˈ k æ d m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κάδμος, romanized: Kádmos) was the legendary Phoenician founder of Boeotian Thebes. [1] He was, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon , the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles . [ 2 ]
Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908. In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (Greek: ὀδόντες (τοῦ) δράκοντος, odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are present and breathe fire. Their ...
As Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Judicium de Thucydide, c. 23) distinctly states that the work current in his time under the name of Cadmus was a forgery, it is most probable that the two first are identical with the Phoenician Cadmus, who, as the reputed inventor of letters, was subsequently transformed into the Milesian and the author of an ...
Cadmus and Harmonia: Serpents The gods Cadmus, the mythological founder of Thebes and his wife, the goddess Harmonia, were both transformed into snakes near the end of Cadmus' life and then transferred to Elysium by the will of Zeus, where they lived together for all time. Calchus: Pig then back a man: Circe
This log was adorned by Polydorus with bronze and called it Dionysus Cadmus. [ 9 ] A different account by Diodorus stated that the Thebans were exiled a second time (the first time during the reign of Cadmus) for Polydorus came back and was dissatisfied with the situation because of the misfortunes that had befallen Amphion, the previous king ...
Prince Polydorus, son of the King Cadmus and goddess Harmonia, fathered Labdacus by his wife Nycteis. [2] Polydorus, an Argive, son of Hippomedon and Euanippe, daughter of Elatus. [3] Pausanias lists him as one of the Epigoni, who attacked Thebes in retaliation for the deaths of their fathers, the Seven against Thebes, who died attempting the ...
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Paintings of Greek deities (2 C) E. Paintings of Europa (consort of Zeus) (6 P) G. Paintings of Ganymede (5 P) H. Paintings of Heracles (25 P) L. Paintings of Leda ...