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Page 141
... Cadmus . The founder and king of Cadmeia , later called Thebes . A. Cadmus was a son of Agenor , king of Tyre or Sidon , and Telephassa or Argiope . When his sister , Europa , was kidnaped by Zeus , Cadmus and his brothers were ordered ...
... Cadmus . The founder and king of Cadmeia , later called Thebes . A. Cadmus was a son of Agenor , king of Tyre or Sidon , and Telephassa or Argiope . When his sister , Europa , was kidnaped by Zeus , Cadmus and his brothers were ordered ...
Page 143
... Cadmus ' married life , which had begun so auspiciously . Ares , though he presumably consented to having Cadmus for a son - in - law , never forgave him for killing the sacred snake . Only one of Cadmus ' children - his son , Polydorus ...
... Cadmus ' married life , which had begun so auspiciously . Ares , though he presumably consented to having Cadmus for a son - in - law , never forgave him for killing the sacred snake . Only one of Cadmus ' children - his son , Polydorus ...
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... Cadmus , and , even in the Classical era , the principal families of Thebes claimed descent from the “ dragon's teeth . ” Cadmus was one of the sons of the Phoenician king Agenor , who founded settlements in Asia Minor , the Aegean ...
... Cadmus , and , even in the Classical era , the principal families of Thebes claimed descent from the “ dragon's teeth . ” Cadmus was one of the sons of the Phoenician king Agenor , who founded settlements in Asia Minor , the Aegean ...
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