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(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia.

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Usage examples (34)
  • If Mr. Spender gives Whitman a book called Cadmus the scholar will easily identify it as Calamus.
  • Now, the really interesting thing is is organisation is called Cadmus, and their manager is Vic Van Doon.
  • Bochart says that he was called Cadmus, because he came from the eastern part of Phœnicia, which is called in
  • And yet the story of the Sidonian Cadmus, which is so improbable, has been readily believed, and also innumerable other tales.
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