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Dragon's Teeth
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The teeth of the dragon that Cadmus slew, and which when sown by him sprang up as a host of armed men, who killed each other all to the five who became the ancestors of the Thebans, hence the phrase to "sow dragon's teeth," to breed and foster strife.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dragon's Teeth'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/dragons-teeth.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.