Cadmea

Cadmea

The Citadel at Thebes

More information on Cadmea is available at the Pleiades project.

settlement

Events
  1. The Thebans give a child every month to the Cadmean Vixen
  2. Amphitryon unsuccessfully attempts to stop the vixen ravaging the Cadmea
  3. Amphitryon and Cephalus hunt the Cadmean vixen with Procris’ dog
  4. Zeus turns the Cadmean vixen and the dog chasing it into stone
  5. Athena gives a kingdom to Cadmus
  6. Gods attend the wedding of Cadmus and Harmonia
People
  1. Amphitryon
  2. Athena
  3. Cadmean Vixen
  4. Cadmus
  5. Cephalus
  6. Harmonia
  7. Zeus
Groups
  1. Gods
  2. Thebans
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.6
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.2
  3. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 3.4
  4. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 5.2
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.4
  6. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 17.1
Back
to Top