A Cadmean victory (Greek: καδμεία νίκη, romanized: kadmeía níkē) is a victory involving one's own ruin. The term references Cadmus (Greek: Καδμός), the legendary founder of Thebes in Boeotia and the mythic bringer of script to Greece.
A Cadmean victory (Greek: καδμεία νίκη, romanized: kadmeía níkē) is a victory involving one's own ruin. The term references Cadmus (Greek: Καδμός), the legendary founder of Thebes in Boeotia and the mythic bringer of script to Greece.
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