Founding Myth

Stories tagged Founding Myth:

• The Founding of Thebes Aug 2, 2025

  

  In the ancient land of Phoenicia, King Agenor ruled over a prosperous kingdom by the eastern Mediterranean sea. He had four children whom he loved dearly: three sons named Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix, and a daughter of extraordinary beauty named Europa. Europa was so lovely that her beauty was spoken of throughout the known world, with her golden hair that caught sunlight like spun silk and eyes as blue as the deepest ocean.