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| Expression | 1. A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished; probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus slew each other.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: CADMEAN VICTORY
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| Cadmean victory | A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished; probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus slew each other. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: CADMEAN VICTORY
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| Cadmean Victory | Literature | (Greek, Kadmeia nike; Latin, Cadmea Victoria). A victory purchased with great loss. The allusion is to the armed men who sprang out of the ground from the teeth of the dragon sown by Cadmus. These men fell foul of each other, and only five of them escaped death. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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