{"product_id":"2940012216564","title":"The Dragon's Teeth: A Short Story About the Phoenician Prince Cadmus - Taken from \"A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys\"","description":"This is one of the popular Greek myths about the Phoenician prince Cadmus.  Cadmus was the bringer of literacy and civilization, killed the sacred dragon that guarded the spring of Ares. The goddess Athena told him to sow the teeth, from which sprang a group of ferocious warriors called the spartoi. He threw a precious jewel into the midst of the warriors, who turned on each other in an attempt to seize the stone for themselves. The five survivors joined with Cadmus to found the city of Thebes. It is adapted here by Nathaniel Hawthorne for children. This story is taken from “A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys.” It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story.","brand":"Petra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147354783984,"sku":"2940012216564","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012216564_p0.jpg?v=1763553522","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012216564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}