Cadmean victory

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Cadmean victory (plural Cadmean victories)

A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

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It was a kind of Cadmean victory. Herodotus

In fighting and killing the snake, the companions of the founder Cadmus all perished - leading to the term " Cadmean victory " (i.e. a victory involving one's own ruin). Source: Internet

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