Pertaining to Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes in Bœotia, and introducer of the alphabet into Greece. Cadmean victory (Greek Καδμεία νίκη)…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > ultimate success or victory > involving one's own ruin (2) Cadmean victory1603 Pertaining to Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes in Bœotia, and introducer of the alphabet into Greece. Cadmean victory (Greek Καδμεία νίκη)… Pyrrhic victory1675 Of, or resembling that of, Pyrrhus; esp. (of a victory, etc.) resembling the victory of Pyrrhus over the Romans at the battle of Asculum (279 b.c.)… |
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