Definitions for "Cadmus"
Keywords:  agenor, gieuk, phrygia, bonar, cadmos
Cadmus, or Kadmos (Greek: Κάδμος), in Greek mythology, was the son of the king of Phoenicia (Currently Lebanon)and brother of Europa. His father is either Agenor, or Phoenix, son of Agenor. Cadmus founded the city of Thebes, and its acropolis was originally named Cadmeia in his honor.
Cadmus or Cadmos (Greek: Κάδμος), was the ancient name for a river that flowed from Mount Cadmus, in ancient Phrygia. The river, probably the modern Gieuk Bonar (in Aydın Province, Turkey), which flows into the Lycus, a tributary of the Maeander. (Hamilton, Researches, &c., vol. i. p. 513.)