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Cadmus

mythological founder of Thebes, son of Agenor
Person Mythological Greek Character Q27613
Cadmus
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character, legendary founder[15]
Sex or gender
male[14]
Occupation
dragonslayer
Position held
king of Thebe (Troade)[13]
Father
Agenor[4]
Mother
Telephassa[5]
Spouse
Harmonia[6]
Child
Polydorus, Semele, Ino, Agave, Illyrius, Autonoë[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Sibling
Cilix, Europa, Phoenix, Electra[27][28][29][30]
Appears in the form of
snake[31]
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Description of Greece, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5, Pauly–Wissowa[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Given name
Κάδμος[16]
Name in native language
Κάδμος[26]
Place of burial
Heroon of Cadmos son of Agenor in Sparta[3]
Significant place
Sidon[32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cadmus en Cadmos en Kadmos ar قدموس ar قدموس الملك الفينيقي cs Cadmus de Kadmus de Cadmos el Κάδμος es Cadmo fa کادموس fr Cadmus fr Kadmos he קדם he קדמוס hu Kadmosz id Cadmus id Kadmus ja カドモス ko 카드모스
🔖 Identifiers · 43
VIAF cluster ID
8158003774.2B (42.6M–8158003774.2B, n=3)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2020006848
GND ID
118930222
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15060389h
Biblissima authority ID
Wikidata item
British Museum person or institution ID
57580
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kadmos-griechische-mythologie
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00542607
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
mythologie/kadmos
DDB person (GND) ID
118930222
Digital LIMC ID
=xn5ZJtETBWsatGhHZYhaAP
Encyclopedia Mythica ID
c/cadmus
Show all 43 identifiers +31
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Cadmus
FES digital collections entity ID
404059
FactGrid item ID
Rushford
Freebase ID
/m/0j_cs
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
cadme
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0013307
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kadmos
HAND ID
9FA0-D93E-6CFD-A738-EF1C
Hederich encyclopedia article
Cádmvs
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
29754
IdRef ID
111293693
IxTheo authority ID
695591487
J9U entity ID
987011339852605171
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/religiya/KADM.html
Lex ID
Kadmos
Libraries Australia ID
67154822
MANTO ID
8187926
Museum-digital person/organization ID
19736
Mythoskop ID
w547
NE.se ID
kadmos
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3918925
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
1209
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtf7ymvxB8oW
Personality Database profile ID
205292
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
29592
Quora topic ID
Cadmus, Cadmus-Greek-mythology
Rodovid ID
288756
Sandrart.net person ID
719
ToposText person ID
83
Treccani ID
cadmo
Yale LUX ID
person/1485b82c-6fc2-4700-96e3-e6faf7053c15

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🔗 Connections
Child 6
Semele, Ino, Agave, Autonoë, Polydorus, Illyrius
Children (paternal) 6
Semele, Ino, Agave, Autonoë, Polydorus, Illyrius
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, Description of Greece, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Named after 3
cadmium, 7092 Cadmus, Cadmean victory
Sibling 3
Europa, Cilix, Phoenix
Siblings 3
Europa, Cilix, Phoenix
Parent of 2
Agenor, Telephassa
← Characters 2
The Bacchae, Dionysiaca
Appears in the form of 1
snake
Father 1
Agenor
Mother 1
Telephassa
Occupation 1
dragonslayer
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Harmonia
Spouses 1
Harmonia
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Summary

Cadmus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He has worked as a dragonslayer[2].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Cadmus include cadmium[33], a chemical element[34]; Cadmean victory[35], a metonymy[36]; and 7092 he[37], an asteroid[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Cadmus include cadmium[33], a chemical element[34]; Cadmean victory[35], a metonymy[36]; and 7092 he[37], an asteroid[38].

FAQs

Who were Cadmus's parents?

Cadmus's father was Agenor[4]. Cadmus's mother was Telephassa[5].

Who was Cadmus married to?

Cadmus's spouses include Harmonia[6].

What did Cadmus do for work?

Cadmus worked as a dragonslayer[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Cadmus. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Cadmus. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Q21770419. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Polydorus. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Cadmus. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Cadmus. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Cadmus. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Helen. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Rushford
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64987"
  2. 13w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 9FA0-D93E-6CFD-A738-EF1C
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 9FA0-D93E-6CFD-A738-EF1C, batch #265669"
  3. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Wikidata item
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q296319, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  4. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 404059
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 404059, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  5. 26w ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Agenor
    Position held → king of Thebe (Troade)
    Given name → Κάδμος
    Occupation → dragonslayer
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Significant place: Sidon, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778415012167"
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