House of Cadmus
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The House of Cadmus is the legendary royal lineage in Greek mythology founded by the hero Cadmus of Thebes, marked by divine connections and a recurring cycle of curses and tragic fates.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Agenor | 1 |
| House of Thebes | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological lineage
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mythological royal house ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
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Homeric epics (allusions) ⓘ Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ tragedies of Aeschylus ⓘ tragedies of Euripides ⓘ tragedies of Sophocles ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Epigoni
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Oedipus myth NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ birth of Dionysus ⓘ death of Pentheus ⓘ foundation of Thebes ⓘ madness of Ino ⓘ slaying of the dragon of Ares ⓘ sowing of the dragon’s teeth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| hasCulturalRole | archetype of cursed royal house in Greek myth ⓘ |
| hasCurseSource |
actions of Oedipus
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slaying of Ares’ dragon ⓘ transgressions of Laius ⓘ |
| hasDivineConnection |
Aphrodite
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Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynasticBranch |
Labdacids
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line of Oedipus ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Boeotia
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
divine ancestry
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divine punishment ⓘ family curse ⓘ hubris ⓘ incest ⓘ kin-slaying ⓘ madness ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Agave
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Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ Autonoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ino NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Labdacus NERFINISHED ⓘ Laius NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Menoeceus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polydorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ Semele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginStory |
Cadmus follows a cow to found Thebes
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Cadmus sows dragon’s teeth to create the Spartoi ⓘ |
| hasSeatOfPower | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Thebes