Cadmus
[kædmәs]
Definition
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia.
Edited by Lizzie--From WordNet
Examples
- It is not the daughter of Cadmus I see, nor do I realize her fatal longing to look on Jove in the majesty of his god-head. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What I am going to tell is only another version of the legend of Cadmus; but our unbelieving generation will be slow to accept such a story. Plato. The Republic.
Edited by Lizzie