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Answer for the clue "Of the founder of Thebes ", 7 letters:
cadmean

Word definitions for cadmean in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or relating to (w: Cadmus), a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cadmean \Cad*me"an\ (k[a^]d*m[=e]"an), [L. Cadmeus, Gr. Kadmei^os, from Ka`dmos (L. Cadmus), which name perhaps means lit. a man from the East; cf. He qedem east.] Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced ...

Usage examples of cadmean.

Galee had wondered why they had brought Karishee and Cadmean, but now she knew: the two lords had just joined the ranks of her supporters in a rather permanent fashion.

Darguarite was promised to Lord Cadmean, whose lands also bordered Hellsguard.