| English Dictionary |
CADMUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Cadmus mean?
• CADMUS (noun)
The noun CADMUS has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
Familiarity information: CADMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Cadmus" is a kind of...):
imaginary being; imaginary creature (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Every cloud has a silver lining." (English proverb)
"Where there are bees, there is honey." (Albanian proverb)
"Speak of the dog and pick up the stick." (Armenian proverb)
"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it." (Czech proverb)
"Where there are bees, there is honey." (Albanian proverb)
"Speak of the dog and pick up the stick." (Armenian proverb)
"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it." (Czech proverb)