Modern historian Albert Schachter has suggested that Cadmus was a fictitious hero named after the Thebean acropolis and was made 'Phoenician' due to the influence of immigrants from the East to Boeotia. According to M. L. West the myth of Cadmus and Harmonia at Thebes originated from 9th or 8th century BC Phoenician residents in the city. According to Jason Colavito, although modern scholars have debated on whether the myth came from Phoenicia, there is evidence that the core of Cadmus's myth originated in Near Eastern stories of the battle between a hero and a dragon. The myth of Cadmus the Phoenician was not a literal reinterpretation of an original Phoenician myth, although being probably inspired by one, rather it was the Greeks' interpretation of the Phoenician civilization and the benefits they acquired from it, specifically the alphabet. According to archaeologist John Boardman, the "Phoenicians" who came with Cadmus, were not "Phoenicians", but rather Greeks who had lived in the Near East for a while and had returned to teach what they had learned there, including the alphabet.
modern historian albert schachter has suggested that cadmus was a fictitious hero named after the thebean acropolis and was made 'phoenician' due to the influence of immigrants from the east to boeotia according to m l west the myth of cadmus and harmonia at thebes originated from 9th or 8th century bc phoenician residents in the city according to jason colavito although modern scholars have debated on whether the myth came from phoenicia there is evidence that the core of cadmus's myth originated in near eastern stories of the battle between a hero and a dragon the myth of cadmus the phoenician was not a literal reinterpretation of an original phoenician myth although being probably inspired by one rather it was the greeks' interpretation of the phoenician civilization and the benefits they acquired from it specifically the alphabet according to archaeologist john boardman the "phoenicians" who came with cadmus were not "phoenicians" but rather greeks who had lived in the near east for a while and had returned to teach what they had learned there including the alphabet