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Thebes: Cadmea Ruins of Cadmea, the ancient citadel in Thebes, Greece.

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Cadmus, in Greek mythology, the founder of Thebes, one of the most famed cities of antiquity. Cadmus was the son of Phoenix or Agenor (king of Phoenicia) and brother of Europa. Europa was carried off by Zeus, king of the gods, and Cadmus was sent out to find her. Unsuccessful, he consulted the Delphic oracle, which ordered him to give up his quest, follow a cow, and build a town on the spot where she...

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