Cadmus was the son of Phoenician King Agenor and the brother of Europa. After Zeus took Europa away, King Agenor was in great pain. He hurriedly sent Cadmus and his three other sons Phonix
, Kilix and Phineus went out to search, and told them that they were not allowed to come back if they could not find their sister. After Cadmus went out, he searched here and there, but could not find any news about his sister Europa. He was helpless and did not dare to return.
He asked the sun god Phoebus Apollo to give him an oracle to tell him where to settle. Apollo quickly replied: "You will meet a cow in a lonely pasture, which has not yet been harnessed.
Take the yoke and it will carry you forward. While it lies down to rest on the grass, you can build a city there and name it Thebes."
Cadmus was just about to leave the holy spring of Castelia where Apollo gave him the oracle. Suddenly, he saw a cow grazing on the green grass in front of him. He prayed to the sun god Phoebus to express his gratitude.
Thanking him, he followed the cow. She led him through the shallow stream of Kephissos and stood on the bank without leaving. The cow raised its head and shouted loudly. It turned back and followed behind.
Cadmus and his followers then lay contentedly in the deep soft green grass.
Cadmus knelt on the ground with gratitude and kissed this strange land. Later, he wanted to present a sacrifice to Zeus, so he sent his servants and ordered them to go to the source of living water to get water for the gods to drink.
.There is an ancient forest nearby that the woodcutter has never cut down with an axe. A clear spring gushes out from the rocks in the forest, winding through layers of shrubs. The spring is crystal clear and sweet.
There is a poisonous dragon hidden in this forest. Its purple dragon crown is shining, its eyes are red, as if it is shooting blazing flames, its body is huge, and three letters protrude from its mouth, like a trident, and its mouth is lined with three layers of sharp teeth. Phoenician
Ji's servants walked into the forest and were about to sink the jug into the water to fetch water. Suddenly the blue dragon stretched its head out of the hole and made a terrible sound. The servants were so frightened that they even dropped the jug from their hands.
It slipped, and the blood all over its body seemed to have solidified. The poisonous dragon coiled its scaly body into a ball, then curled up and surged forward, holding its head high and looking down at the woods fiercely. Finally, it finally charged towards the Phoenicians.
It came over and beat them to pieces. Some were bitten to death, some were entangled and strangled to death by it, some were suffocated to death by the stench it exhaled, and the rest were also poisoned to death by its poisonous saliva.
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Cadmus could not figure out why his servants had not returned for so long. Finally, he decided to go find them himself. He wore a lion's skin, carried a spear and a javelin, and had a brave heart.
, it is stronger than any weapon. When Cadmus entered the woods, he saw a lot of corpses, all of which were his servants. He also saw the dragon victoriously vomiting blood-red letters and licking the corpses all over the ground.
"Poor friends!" Cadmus cried out in agony. "I will avenge you, or I will die with you!" As he said this, he grabbed a big stone and threw it at the dragon.
Such a big stone could break through even city walls and towers. But the poisonous dragon remained unmoved. Its thick, hard skin and scales protected it like iron armor. Cadmus threw it again.
A javelin, the tip of the spear penetrated deeply into the dragon's internal organs. The dragon was in excruciating pain, turned its head violently, bit off the javelin on its back, and crushed it with its body, but the tip of the spear remained in its body.
The dragon was seriously injured. Cadmus' fearless actions angered the dragon. Its throat expanded rapidly, spitting out poisonous foam. It rushed at him like an arrow, and Cadmus quickly retreated.
In one step, he wrapped his body in lion skin and pierced the dragon's mouth with a spear. The dragon bit the spear in one bite. Cadmus resisted the spear with all his strength, and the dragon's teeth fell out one after another. Finally, it was in the dragon's neck.
Blood flowed out, but the injury was not serious and it could avoid the attack. It was difficult for Cadmus to kill it all at once. Cadmus became more and more courageous as he fought. Finally, he held the sword, saw the opportunity, and struck out with a sword.
He stabbed the evil dragon in the neck. The sword stabbed hard and hard. It not only penetrated the evil dragon's neck, but also penetrated into a big oak tree behind it, nailing the evil dragon tightly to the tree.
Was subdued.
Cadmus stared at the stabbed dragon for a long time. When he finally wanted to leave, he saw Pallas Athena standing beside him and ordered him to sow the dragon's teeth in the soft soil.
This is the seed of the future race. Cadmus listened to the goddess's words, he opened a wide ditch in the ground, and then slowly spread the dragon's teeth into the soil. Suddenly, the soil began to move. Cadmus was the first to
I saw the tip of a spear exposed, and then I saw a warrior's helmet emerging from the soil. The whole forest was shaking. Soon, shoulders, chest and limbs were exposed under the soil, and the last one was completely covered in armor.
The armed warriors stood up from the ground. Of course, there were more than one. After a while, a whole team of warriors grew out of the ground.
Cadmus was taken aback. He was ready to engage in a new battle and quickly took up his stance. But a warrior born from the soil shouted to him: "Don't bring weapons against us, and don't take part in the fight between our brothers."
War!" As he said this, he drew his sword and swung it at a brother who had just grown out of the soil. He himself was stabbed to the ground with a javelin. For a moment, a group of people started fighting.
The killing was inextricable. Mother Earth drank the blood of the first sons she gave birth to. In the end, only five people were left. One of them, later named Egeon, was the first to respond to Athena's suggestion and lay down his arms.
, was willing to reconcile, and the others agreed.
The Phoenician prince Cadmus founded a new city with the help of five soldiers. According to the will of the sun god Phoebus, Cadmus named the city Thebes. The gods rewarded Cadmus
He married the beautiful girl Harmonia to him, attended the wedding, and gave him many gifts. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, the mother of Harmonia, gave him a
A precious necklace and a fine silk veil.
Cadmus and Harmonia gave birth to a daughter, Semele. Zeus loved Semele very much. Due to the temptation of Hera, Semele asked Zeus to show his majesty as a god. Zeus promised to satisfy the girl.
Semele did not dare to go back on her promise, so he approached the girl with a thunderbolt. Semele couldn't bear it, and before he died, he gave birth to a child to Zeus. This was Dionysus, also called Bacchus. Zeus handed over the child to Zeus.
He was raised by Semele's sister Ino. Later, Ino and her other son Merikeretes accidentally fell into the sea to escape the pursuit of her husband Athamas. The mother and son were rescued by Poseidon.
, became the sea god who rescued people in distress. From then on, Ino was called Loyucthea, and her son was called Palemon. Later, Cadmus and Harmonia were old and gave birth to their children.
Saddened by the misfortune, they both set off for Illyria.
Finally, they turned into two big dragons and went to heaven after death.