GRGR(13) Notes (Pt 1)

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In the ancient Greek myth, Cadmus was the brother of Europa, a beautiful 
young woman who was abducted by the god Zeus in the form of a white bull.  He 
was sent to get her back & had many adventures, finally got back to Greece & 
killed a dragon.  His men had been killed by the beast & he was somehow 
informed that if he sowed the dragon's teeth as if they were seed, he would 
have a new army.  He planted the teeth & they grew into soldiers.  However, 
they started fighting & only six were left alive.  These six helped Cadmus 
build the city of Thebes, which you can visit.  It still exists, much 
diminished.
The Anti-tank obstacles built into the Siegfried line to defend Germany in 
WWII, were called "Dragon's Teeth."  This may have started out as a code 
phrase by the Germans, or it may have been a nickname applied by the allies.  
I haven't been able to determine which.  If you view the photos of the 
obstacles, you can see why they were given this name.

jbf


In a message dated 11/03/1999 8:16:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
richardromeo at hotmail.com writes:

<< 281.11 "dragon's teeth" - from the Greek myth of Cadmus (though i can't 
 >quite
 >remember what sort of oddysey / quest, if any, he was on).
 >
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 thought dragon's teeth were anti-tank installations. could be the wrong 
 context on my part.
  >>