E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Bœo’tia.
According to fable it is so-called because Cadmus was conducted by an ox (Greek bous) to the spot where he built Thebes; but, according to fact, it was so called because it abounded in cattle. (Greek, Boitia.)
tia.)
