Spartoi

Japanese: Spartoi
Spartoi

…He then made the majority of these soldiers fight each other, and took the five who survived to himself. These men were called the Spartoi (meaning "sown men"), and became the ancestors of the later Theban nobility. Having thus established the foundations of the city's prosperity, he married Harmonia, the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, and bestowed upon her a robe and a necklace, gifts which proved to be the source of many future misfortunes for Thebes and the family of Cadmus. …

From [Dragon]

…Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, slays the dragon that guards the spring of Ares. When he follows the command of the goddess Athena to sow the dragon's teeth in the ground, warriors (Spartoi, meaning "those who are sown") emerge from the earth.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Spartoi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そこで彼はこれらの軍兵に同士討ちをさせて大部分を滅ぼし,生き残った5人をみずからに従わせた。この5人はスパルトイSpartoi(〈播かれた男たち〉の意)と呼ばれ,のちのテーバイ貴族の祖となった。こうして町の繁栄の基礎を固めたあと,彼はアレスとアフロディテの娘ハルモニアHarmoniaを妻に迎え,彼女に長衣と首飾を贈ったが,この贈物は将来のテーバイおよびカドモス一族にさまざまのわざわいをもたらすもととなった。…

【竜】より

…テーバイの建設者カドモスはアレスの泉を護っていた竜を斬り殺す。彼が女神アテナの命に従い竜の歯を地面にまいたところ,地中から戦士たち(スパルトイSpartoi。〈播かれた者〉の意)が出現したという。…

※「Spartoi」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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