Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus

1526 Diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.) Source image
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Obeying the command of an oracle, Cadmus followed a cow to Boeotia, or “oxen-land.” There he slayed a dragon and buried its teeth in the ground. From the teeth grew a crop of warriors who fought each other until only the strongest five remained. Cadmus invited the victors to j...

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