Cadmus

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/ˈkædməs/

proper noun

A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.

OriginLatin Cadmus ← Ancient Greek Κάδμος →
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Meanings

Cadmus1

proper noun

alternative Kadmos

  1. Greekhuman sciencesA Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
  2. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.

Cadmus2

proper nounCadmus (plural Cadmuses)

plural Cadmuses

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
morane

Origin

Cadmus · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΚάδμος
  2. LatinCadmus
  3. EnglishCadmus

Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

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Cadmus · proper noun

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κάδμος
  • Κάδμος (Kádmos)Cadmus
Dutch Kadmos
  • KadmosCadmus
Italian Cadmo
  • CadmoCadmus
Russian Кадм
  • Кадм (Kadm)Cadmus
Cite this entry
APA

Cadmus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmus

MLA

“Cadmus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cadmus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmus.

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