Ares’s dragon
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Ares’s dragon is a fearsome serpent-like guardian of a sacred spring in Greek mythology, whose death at the hands of Cadmus led to the sowing of its teeth and the birth of the Spartoi.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dragon
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ guardian ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| appearsInSource |
Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ later Theban foundation legends ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Cadmus myth
ⓘ
foundation myth of Thebes ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| connectedToTheme |
city foundation
ⓘ
divine retribution ⓘ sacred violation ⓘ |
| deathLeadsTo | sowing of dragon’s teeth ⓘ |
| guardianOf |
sacred spring of Ares
ⓘ
spring near Thebes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ares’s serpent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the dragon of Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ the serpent of Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
deadly
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fearsome ⓘ gigantic ⓘ |
| hasBodyForm | serpent-like ⓘ |
| killedBy | Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedIn |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | sacred water source ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
obstacle to Cadmus
ⓘ
source of warriors through its teeth ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chthonic power
ⓘ
martial ferocity ⓘ |
| teethFunctionInMyth | generate armed men ⓘ |
| teethProduce | Spartoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teethSownBy | Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teethType | dragon’s teeth ⓘ |
| worshipContext | cult of Ares (indirectly) ⓘ |
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