(Κάδµος [Kádmos]; Latin Cadmus)
A. Myth
C. is the son of the Phoenician king Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Cilix, Phoenix and Europa, husband of Harmonia, father of Agave, Autonoe, Ino, Semele and Polydorus (Hom. Od. 5,333; Hes. Theog. 937, 975–978), and grandfather of Dionysus. At Agenor’s command, C. goes off in search for his sister Europa, whom Zeus has abducted (Eur. Phoen. 638–675). Following the instructions of the Delphic Oracle, which C. asks for advice, he follows a cow to found the city …