<P> The Greeks attributed the foundation of Thebes to Cadmus , a Phoenician king from Tyre ( now in Lebanon ) and the brother of Queen Europa . Cadmus was famous for teaching the Phoenician alphabet and building the Acropolis , which was named the Cadmeia in his honor and was an intellectual , spiritual , and cultural center . </P>
<P> The Greeks attributed the foundation of Thebes to Cadmus , a Phoenician king from Tyre ( now in Lebanon ) and the brother of Queen Europa . Cadmus was famous for teaching the Phoenician alphabet and building the Acropolis , which was named the Cadmeia in his honor and was an intellectual , spiritual , and cultural center . </P>
according to tradition the founder of the city that became thebes was
according to tradition the founder of the city that became thebes was
Cadmus
Cadmus