Κάδμος
Κάδμος,
ὁ,
Cadmus,
Od. 5.333 ,
Hes. Th. 937 , etc.:—Adj.
Καδμεῖος,
α,
ον, lon.
Καδμήιος,
η,
ον,
Cadmean,
Hes. Th. 940 , etc.:—fem.
Καδμηίς,
ίδος,
ἡ,
h.Bacch. 57 ,
Hes. Op. 162 ,
Th. 1.12 , prob. in
Trag.Adesp. 177 :—poet.
Καδμέϊος,
Pi. I. 3(4).71 ,
S. Ant. 1115 (lyr.):
Καδμεῖοι,,
A). the Cadmeans or
ancient inhabitants of Thebes,
Il. 4.388 ,
Hes. Th. 326 ,
Hdt. 5.57 , etc.:
Καδμεία,,
the citadel of Thebes,
X. HG 6.3.11 ; also,
Pythag. name for
eight, Theol.Ar. 54 : prov.,
Κ. νίκη a victory involving one's own ruin (from the story of the
Σπαρτοί, or that of Polynices and Eteocles),
Hdt. 1.166 , cf.
Pl. Lg. 641c ,
Plu. 2.488a ,
Suid. (but = a
great victory,
Arr. Fr. 21 J.); so
Κ. κράτος AP 5.178 (
Mel.): metaph.,
Κ. παιδεία Pl. l.c.;
Κ. γράμματα the alphabet, supposed to have been brought by K. from Phoenicia,
Hdt. 5.59 . (The spelling
Κάσσμος is found on a vase of Rhegium, Roscher
Lex.d.Gr.u.Röm.Myth. 2(1).842 .)
ShortDef
Cadmus
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
κάδμος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καδμος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-51635
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Κάδμος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cadmus</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:333" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.333/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.333 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:937" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:937/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 937 </a>, etc.:—Adj. <span class="orth greek">Καδμεῖος</span>, <span class="itype greek">α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, lon. <span class="orth greek">Καδμήιος</span>, <span class="itype greek">η</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cadmean</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:940" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:940/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 940 </a>, etc.:—fem. <span class="orth greek">Καδμηίς</span>, <span class="itype greek">ίδος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg007.perseus-grc1:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg007.perseus-grc1:57/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Bacch.</span> 57 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:162" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:162/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 162 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.12 </a>, prob. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Trag.Adesp.</span> 177 </span>:—poet. <span class="orth greek">Καδμέϊος</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:3(4).71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:3(4).71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 3(4).71 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1115 </a> (lyr.): <span class="foreign greek">Καδμεῖοι,</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the Cadmeans</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ancient inhabitants of Thebes</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:388" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.388/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.388 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:326" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:326/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 326 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.57 </a>, etc.: <span class="foreign greek">Καδμεία,</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the citadel of Thebes</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:3:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:3:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 6.3.11 </a>; also, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pythag.</span> </span> name for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">eight,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theol.Ar.</span> 54 </span>: prov., <span class="foreign greek">Κ. νίκη</span> a victory involving one\'s own ruin (from the story of the <span class="foreign greek">Σπαρτοί</span>, or that of Polynices and Eteocles), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:166" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.166/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.166 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:641c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:641c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 641c </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.488a </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> (but = a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">great</span> victory, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg018:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg018:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 21 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span></span>); so <span class="quote greek">Κ. κράτος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.178 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mel.</span></span>): metaph., <span class="quote greek">Κ. παιδεία</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> </span> l.c.; <span class="foreign greek">Κ. γράμματα</span> the alphabet, supposed to have been brought by K. from Phoenicia, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.59 </a>. (The spelling <span class="foreign greek">Κάσσμος</span> is found on a vase of Rhegium, Roscher <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Lex.d.Gr.u.Röm.Myth.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2(1).842" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2(1).842/canonical-url/"> 2(1).842 </a>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}