Boeotia
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, Boiotia.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Boeotia from Fact Monster:
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