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Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Title
Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur
Additional title: Cadmus sowing the dragon's teeth
Names
Baur, Joh. Wilhelm (Johann Wilhelm), 1600-1642 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- B-C

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1700 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-B-C
Topics
Fighting
Mythology
Athena (Greek deity)
Minerva (Roman deity)
Soldiers -- To 499
Goddesses
Cadmus (Greek mythology)
Sowing
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: After Cadmus slaughtered the dragon, Athena (Minerva) told him to sow the dragon's teeth in the ground. Armed warriors sprang up from the earth and fought one another until only five remained; Cadmus and these remaining five men founded the city of Thebes.
Source identifier: 11556 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Includes additional text in Latin and German. Written on border: "Minerva tells Cadmus to sow the dragon's teeth from which soldiers are to be born ; 'Metamorphoses' by Ovid (Book 3.) ; Engr. after J.W. Baur, 17th cen."
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: Plate mark 15 x 22 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a6521960-c5be-012f-0b67-58d385a7bc34
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The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1600: Creator Born
  • 1642: Creator Died
  • 1700: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1700. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c08-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c08-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1700). Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c08-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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