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Nov 30, 2022
Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus
Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus
1526
Tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)
Diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.156
Location
On view at:
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Jan 28, 2023 - Jun 4, 2023
Jan 28, 2023 - Jun 4, 2023
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This plate depicts multiple scenes from the Greek myth of Cadmus.
Description
Obeying the command of an oracle, Cadmus followed a cow to Boeotia, or “oxen-land.” There he slayed a dragon and buried its teeth in the ground. From the teeth grew a crop of warriors who fought each other until only the strongest five remained. Cadmus invited the victors to join him, and together they built the city of Thebes, where the mythological hero, Hercules (or Herakles) was later born.
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