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Cadmus: the Non-Greek Hero of Greece

by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Many heroes from Greek mythology have inspired people across the millennia. We can think of warriors and adventurers like Achilles, Odysseus and Jason. Yet amongst theses names, there is a figure that is especially remarkable: Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes. What makes Cadmus distinct amongst these names

Written on May 3, 2022 at 7:41 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Heroes

Tags: Cadmus, Dionysus, Elysian Fields, Oracle of Delphi, Phoenicians, Semele, Thebes

Is Sin Hereditary? Are We Culpable for our Ancestors?

When it comes to best/worst ancient Greek stories of ancestral sin, the competition is tough. There are so many to choose from! Nonetheless, I’d champion two for the top prize. Tie for number one is the House of Cadmus. Poor Cadmus, all he did was slay a dragon and found the city of Thebes… which

Written on April 18, 2022 at 7:04 pm, by Anya Leonard

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Categories: Dialectics

Tags: Atreus, Cadmus, exodus, Freud, hereditary sin, Minoan, minotaur, Oedipus, original sin, Tantalus

The Bacchae: the Morals of Murderous Women

By Ben Potter If I invited you to a bacchanalia what would you expect? Wine? Dancing? Sex? Of course you would. How about harmonizing with nature? Mass hallucination? Violence? Carpaccio? You’re beginning to think you should call and cancel, aren’t you? Well don’t worry, it might not be as wild as you think. Then again,

Written on January 5, 2020 at 5:11 am, by Ben Potter

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Categories: Traditions

Tags: Bacchae, Cadmus, Dionysus, Euripides, murderous, Pentheus, Teiresias, Thebes

The History of Thebes

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Having been inhabited for roughly 5,000 years, Thebes possesses a wealth of history and culture. Thebes is located in central Greece and garnered military might and political power, not least of which resulted from their leadership in the Boeotian League and the Sacred Band of soldiers in the

Written on November 20, 2018 at 3:55 am, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Places

Tags: Boeotian league, Cadmus, History of thebes, Kadmeion, Kadmos, Mycenaean, persian war, terracotta, Theban, Thebes, Xerxes

The Top 5 Dragon Slayers from Greek Mythology

By John Mancini The original sword-wielding dragon slayer of legend was not the knightly Orlando saving Angelica, nor was it Sigurd killing Fafnir… And it wasn’t even the Archangel Michael or St. George. It goes much further back than all of those… straight to the Ancient world. In fact, the ancients had a fairly well-documented

Written on August 22, 2014 at 11:50 am, by plato

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Categories: Heroes

Tags: Ancient Greek Mythology, Apollo, argonauts, Cadmus, dragon, Gorgon, heracles, hercules, Jason, Medusa, Ovid, Perseus, Poseidon, snakes