Cadmus was losing his men to the dragon, so he killed it but it was the dragon or serpent of Ares, and Cadmus suffered as a result. First, however, he sowed the dragon's teeth. They grew quickly into warriors who fought each other down to the final five who helped Cadmus settle Thebes.
The Hero Cadmus
A Phoenician Prince, Cadmus was the founder of Thebes
Cadmus was another of the early heroes. He was the founder of the city of Thebes and credited with bringing the alphabet to Greece.
Cadmus and the Dragon. At the Louvre. Side A of a black-figured amphora from Euboea, c. 560-550 B.C.
PD Courtesy of Bibi Saint-Pol at Wikipedia.Greek Religion and Myth
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