Cadmus
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In Greek mythology, Cadmus was the legendary Greek hero and founder of Boeotian Thebes. He was, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. Commonly stated to be a prince of Phoenicia, the son of king Agenor and queen Telephassa of Tyre, the brother of Phoenix, Cilix and Europa, Cadmus traced his origins back to Poseidon and Libya.
3rd century BC painting of Cadmus slaying the dragon, from the Louvre in Paris, France
Sowing the Dragon's teeth. Workshop of Rubens
Hendrick Goltzius, Cadmus fighting the Dragon
Cadmus Asks the Delphic Oracle Where He Can Find his Sister, Europa, Hendrick Goltzius
Boeotia
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Boeotia, sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes.
Mount Helicon
Ruins of the Cadmeia, the central fortress of ancient Thebes
Boeotian cup from Thebes painted with birds, 560–540 BC (Louvre)
Hosios Loukas