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The warriors who grew from the teeth of the dragon that Kadmus (Cadmus) killed when he founded the city of Thebes.
After Kadmus killed the dragon, Athene (Athena) knocked the teeth from the dead dragon’s head and gave half to Kadmus and the other half to king Aietes (Aeetes) of Kolkhis (Colchis); Kadmus planted the teeth and, when the Earthborn warriors arose from the ground, he threw a stone in their midst and let them fight amongst themselves; the five warriors who survived the fight were called the Sparti and became the founding families of the city of Thebes.
When the Argonauts came to Kolkhis for the Golden Fleece, Iason (Jason) was required to plant the dragon’s teeth that Aietes possessed and fight the Earthborn warriors as they emerged from the ground; Iason used the same trick as Kadmus and tossed a stone into the group of Earthborn warriors and let them fight amongst themselves until their numbers were sufficiently reduced so that he could kill the remainder.
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