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| SPARTI | |
| Form: Gr. Spartoi, "the men sown". | |
| The men in full armour who sprang up from the teeth of the dragon of Ares when sown by Cadmus. On their birth they immediately fought with one another, till only five remained. The survivors helped Cadmus to found Thebes, and were the ancestors of the Theban nobility. | |
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