Polydorus (son of Cadmus)

Also known as: Polydorus · Family: Thebes · Role: son of Cadmus · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 6

Life events

• Cadmus migrated, and Polydorus succeeded him as ruler.(Book 9 · Chapter 5)
  • With: Cadmus
  • “And when Cadmus migrated to the Illyrians and to those of them who were called Enchelians, he was succeeded by his son Polydorus.”
• Polydorus adorned heavenly wood with brass and named it Dionysus Cadmus.(Book 9 · Chapter 12)
  • With: Dionysus
  • “Polydorus they say adorned this piece of wood with brass, and called it Dionysus Cadmus.”

Book 2 · Chapter 6

• child: Labdacus “Labdacus, (the son of Polydorus, the son of Cadmus)”
• parent: Cadmus “Labdacus, (the son of Polydorus, the son of Cadmus)”

Book 9 · Chapter 5

• parent: Cadmus (Cadmus is the antecedent of 'he'.) “he was succeeded by his son Polydorus”
• child: Labdacus (Parent-to-child direction.) “The son of Polydorus was Labdacus”

Book 9 · Chapter 12

• with Dionysus (Polydorus adorned the object and named it Dionysus Cadmus.) “Polydorus they say adorned this piece of wood with brass, and called it Dionysus Cadmus.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.