Project Cadmus: Myth and Comics

I found this tale of the founder of Thebes to be most intriguing. Particularly because in the D.C. Universe there is a government agency by the name of Cadmus that is named after Cadmus of Greek and Roman mythology. The connection between the two is uncanny. Cadmus created men from the teeth of a serpent. Similarly, Project Cadmus was in charge of creating clones of super heroes and original super powered beings.

In the comics, the agency develops these beings as a sort of fail switch in the event that earth's super heroes ever went rogue. Essentially they grow these clones inside laboratories, in contrast to Cadmus planting the Serpent's teeth into the dirt. These spawns of the teeth would then fight until only five were left. These five, along with Cadmus went on to establish Thebes.

These kinds of connections are found in many comics and show a deep relationship between myth and modern lore that is inspired by the past.