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Cadmus
KAD-muhs
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A Phoenician prince in Greek mythology, credited with founding Thebes and introducing the alphabet to Greece.
"Cadmus is said to have sown dragon's teeth that sprouted into warriors."
Word Forms
Cadmuses plural
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Etymology
Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).