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-- 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. Similar to a Pyhrric victory.

See also: Cadmean

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