Spartoi

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Spartoi are mythical warriors from Greek mythology who sprang fully armed from dragon’s teeth sown into the earth, often associated with the founding legends of Thebes.

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Spartoi to stop fighting 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creatures from Greek mythology
legendary warriors
mythological race
armedStatus fully armed
associatedWith Ares NERFINISHED
Boeotia NERFINISHED
Cadmus NERFINISHED
Thebes NERFINISHED
dragon’s teeth
founding of Thebes
category Greek legendary creatures
mythological warriors
causeOfCreation Cadmus following Athena’s instructions
combatRole warriors
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
createdBy sowing dragon’s teeth
culture Greek mythology
depictedAs armed men rising from the ground
etymology Greek word meaning "sown men"
firstAppearance myths of Cadmus
guardedByBeforeCreation dragon of Ares
influenced later fantasy motifs of warriors grown from seeds
killedBy each other in initial combat
languageOfName Ancient Greek
materializationLocation Boeotian soil
mythicTime generation before the founding of Thebes
mythologicalEvent battle among themselves after arising from the earth
nameInGreek Σπαρτοί NERFINISHED
notableMember Chthonius NERFINISHED
Echion NERFINISHED
Hyperenor NERFINISHED
Pelorus NERFINISHED
Udaeus NERFINISHED
originatedFrom dragon’s teeth sown into the earth
parentCreature dragon of Ares
pluralFormOf Spartos (sown man)
relatedMyth Jason sowing dragon’s teeth at Colchis NERFINISHED
relatedPlace Cadmeia (citadel of Thebes) NERFINISHED
roleInMyth ancestors of Theban nobility
helpers in building Thebes
summonedBy Cadmus NERFINISHED
survivorsCount five
survivorsFunction founders of Theban aristocratic houses
symbolism autocht honous origin of Thebans
connection between earth and warriors
martial strength
weaponType shields
spears
swords

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Cadmus commanded Spartoi
this entity surface form: Spartoi to stop fighting
Cadmus created Spartoi
GreekMonsters includes Spartoi