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Europa and Cadmus (Europa et Cadmus)

Europa was carried across the sea to Crete by Jupiter in the shape of a bull. Her brother Cadmus went looking for her. He followed a cow to the place where he founded Thebes, and there he sowed dragon teeth from which armed men sprang.

Grades 7–8. Myth.

How it connects

Europa explains a crossing to Crete. Cadmus explains the founding of Thebes.

Latin words that go with this card: mare, urbs.

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