Victory Odes · Character
Kadmus
Founder of Thebes, often paired with Peleus as a heroic exemplar.
minor
Also known as Peleus nor Kadmus
First appearance: victory odes
Kadmus's tie to Achilles is one of the pressures that moves Victory Odes—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned among the blessed in the afterlife, father of Semele and Ino.
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With Achilles (social): Achilles and Cadmus are both heroic figures from different myth cycles, linked by their shared presence in Theban and Trojan lore. With Alkmena (family): Alcmene is the granddaughter of Cadmus…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Mythological heroes and deities
- Protagonist
- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…
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- Achilles
social · positive
Achilles and Cadmus are both heroic figures from different myth cycles, linked by their… How this plays out →
- Alkmena
family · positive
- Thetis
social · positive
- Thetis
social · positive
- Alkmena
family · positive
- Achilles
social · positive
Achilles and Cadmus are both heroic figures from different myth cycles, linked by their… How this plays out →
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Kadmus appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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