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Pherelydes says that when Kadmos saw the armed men growing up from the earth, he threw stones at them, and they, believing that they were being hit by each other, started their fight. These proceeded to kill each other, some in voluntary encounters, and others in ignorance. From this sowing there sprang from the earth armed men, called Spartoi (Sparti). In outrage Kadmos killed the Serpent, and then, following the instructions of Athena, planted its teeth. " sent some of his men to fetch water from the spring of Ares, but a Serpent, said by many to be a child of Ares, guarded the spring and destroyed most of those who had been sent. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES CADMUS, THE ISMENIAN DRAGON & THE SOWING OF THE TEETH Cadmus and the Ismenian Dragon, Chalcidian black-figure amphora C6th B.C., Musée du Louvre § 1, &c.), which, with the exception of some particulars, agrees with the stories in Hyginus ( Fab. This is the account given by Apollodorus (iii. After this Athena assigned to him the government of Thebes, and Zeus gave him Harmonia for his wife. Cadmus was punished for having slain the dragon by being obliged to serve for a certain period of time, some say one year, others eight years. Hereupon, Cadmus slew the dragon, and, on the advice of Athena, sowed the teeth of the monster, out of which armed men grew up, who slew each other, with the exception of five, Echion, Udaeus, Chthonius, Hyperenor, and Pelor, who, according to the Theban legend, were the ancestors of the Thebans. This well was guarded by a dragon, a son of Ares, who killed the men sent by Cadmus. As he intended to sacrifice the cow here to Athena, he sent some persons to the neighbouring well of Ares to fetch water.
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Cadmus built Thebes, with the acropolis, Cadmea. THE SPARTOI (sown from its teeth) (Apollodorus 3.22, Pausanias 9.10.1, Apollonius Rhodius 3.1179f, Hyginus Fab 178, Ovid Met. 3.874, Nonnus Dionysiaca 4.352) OFFSPRING Ares later avenged his draconic son by transforming Kadmos and his wife into serpents.ĪRES (Apollodorus 3.22, Hyginus Fab. The goddess Athena then instructed him to sow the dragon's teeth, producing a crop of fully-grown, armed warriors called Spartoi (Sparti), five of which became the ancestral lords of Thebes.
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When the hero Kadmos (Cadmus) arrived seeking to found the city, he slew the monster with a heavy stone. THE DRAKON ISMENIOS (Ismenian dragon) was a giant serpent which guarded the sacred spring of Ares near Thebes. hardened edge can cut tatami with a strike and bamboo not cracks on the edge! This battle ready sword suit for kendo and iaido superior.Dragon of Ismenus Cadmus, Harmonia and the Ismenian Dragon, Paestan red-figure krater C4th B.C., Musée du Louvre you can unassembled the blade from the handle by taking out two pegs. quenched and tempering blade shaped shinogi-zukuri. The blade was be forged through quenched method to produce, the Blade with excellent spring and hard edge.This katana can be fully disassembled anytime to maintenance and by fully hand polishing to Razor sharpened edge. The blade was made of 9260 spring steel, and it has been laminated in a Maru style.
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Full hand forged, hand polished and hand sharpened. The blade of the sword has been hand forged using the ancient method of sword making. Package Includes: 1 * Assembled katana Sword with saya 1 * Katana Bag black lacquer be shine silk sageo also rolled both side of kurikata to match sword's tsuka-ito. habaki/seppa: (blade collar/spacer): made of brass&
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hard wooden with Genuine Ray Skin wrapped. Blade length/material: 71cm/28.0 inch / 9260 spring steel. Condition: Brand new & can be fully disassembled and assembled