![]() ![]() The goddess Athena told him to sow the teeth, from which sprang a group of ferocious warriors called the spartoi. ![]() Their teeth, once planted, would grow into fully armed warriors.Ĭadmus, the bringer of literacy and civilization, killed the sacred dragon that guarded the spring of Ares. In each case, the dragons are present and breathe fire. In Greek myth, dragon's teeth ( Greek: οδόντες (του) δράκοντος, odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908
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