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Thebe
Thebe , in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter . ... Read more
Thebes
Thebes chief city of Boeotia, in ancient Greece. It was originally a Mycenaean city. Thebes is rich in associations with Greek legend and religion (see Oedipus ; the Seven against Thebes ; Epigoni ). Sometime before 1000 BC, Thebes was settled by Boeotians and rapidly replaced Orchomenus as the ... Read more
Thebes
Thebes , city of ancient Egypt. Luxor and Karnak now occupy parts of its site. The city developed at a very early date from a number of small villages, particularly one around modern Luxor (then called Epet), but remained relatively obscure until the rise of the Theban family that established th... Read more
Boeotia
Boeotia , region of ancient Greece. It lay N of Attica, Megaris, and the Gulf of Corinth. The early inhabitants were from Thessaly. A number of small cities scattered over the rough country—mountainous in the south, hilly in the north—may have had a sort of confederacy before the Boeotia... Read more
Creon
Creon , a name given to several minor legendary Greek kings. In the legend of Oedipus, Creon is the brother of Jocasta and after the death of Oedipus' sons becomes king of Thebes. In Euripides' Medea, Creon is the king of Corinth and is murdered by the vengeful Medea. Apollodorus portrays him as a... Read more
Chaeronea
Chaeronea , ancient town of Boeotia, Greece, in the Cephissus (now Kifisós) River valley and NW of Thebes. There the Athenians and Thebans were defeated (338 BC) by the Macedonians under Philip II, and in 86 BC Sulla defeated the army of Mithradates VI of Pontus under Archelaus. Chaeronea was... Read more
Leuctra
Leuctra , village of ancient Greece, in Boeotia, 7 mi (11.3 km) SW of Thebes. There the Spartans were defeated (371 BC) by the Thebans under Epaminondas . A brilliant tactical success, the battle also dealt a severe blow to Spartan hegemony. ... Read more
Punt
Punt , ancient land S of Egypt accessible by way of the Red Sea. Its exact location has not been identified, but it probably included the Somali coast. Temple reliefs at Deir el Bahari in W Thebes depict an Egyptian expedition to Punt in the reign of Hatshepsut. From Punt the Egyptians obtained slav... Read more
Antigone
Antigone , in Greek mythology, daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. In Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, she and her sister Ismene follow their father into exile at Colonus. When her brothers Eteocles and Polynices killed each other in the war of the Seven against Thebes , Creon, King of Thebes, forbade... Read more
Cadmus
Cadmus in Greek legend, son of Agenor and founder of Thebes . Misfortune followed his family because he killed the sacred dragon that guarded the spring of Ares. Athena told him to sow the dragon's teeth, and from these sprang the Sparti [sown men], ancestors of the noble families of Thebes. Cad... Read more

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Thebes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Thebes chief city of Boeotia, in ancient Greece. It was originally a Mycenaean city. Thebes is rich in associations with Greek legend and religion (see Oedipus ; the Seven against Thebes ; Epigoni ). Sometime before 1000 BC...
Seven against Thebes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Seven against Thebes in Greek legend, seven heroes&mdash...mdash;who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes. After the banishment of Oedipus, his...expedition known as the Seven against Thebes. All were killed except Adrastus. When...
Pindar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Pindar was born at Cynoscephalae, near Thebes, in Boeotia of a very prominent aristocratic...genealogy back to Aegeus and even to Cadmus of Thebes with connections in Sparta, Thera, and...and was perfected and highly regarded at Thebes. Having received his elementary education...
Agesilaus II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...peace with Persian backing in 386. Thebes alone remained independent; Agesilaus mustered his troops and subdued Thebes. The King's Peace, as it was called...and 379 he subdued Mantinea, Phlius, Thebes, and the Chalcidian League. Sparta...
Boeotia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Boeotian League was formed (c.7th cent. BC). Thebes dominated the region and the league. The rival...attempts of these cities to escape the domination of Thebes and the attempts of Thebes to prevent encroachment on the region by others...
Howard Carter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut at Thebes. Worked for the Egyptian Government Because...the vast cemeteries on the West Bank of Thebes, known as the Theban necropolis. As...Egypt for his health, wanted to dig at Thebes, Maspero recommended Carter. In their...
Oedipus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Greek legend, son of Laius, king of Thebes, and his wife, Jocasta. Laius had been...and killed him. He continued on to Thebes, where the sphinx was killing all who...incestuous pair. When a plague descended on Thebes, an oracle declared that the only way...
Amenemhet I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...a strong supporter of the god Amon of Thebes, whom he raised to the first rank among...experienced in controlling Lower Egypt from Thebes, Amenemhet transferred his seat of government...Rise and Fall of the Middle Kingdom in Thebes (1947), and Alan H. Gardiner, Egypt...
Epigoni
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...legend, the sons of the Seven against Thebes , who avenged the death of their fathers...and Alcmaeon, the Epigoni conquered Thebes 10 years after the Seven had fought alongside Polynices for the throne of Thebes. The Epigoni gave the kingdom to Thersander...
Aeschylus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...the Persians (472), the Seven against Thebes (469), the Prometheus Bound (? c...its formal unity; but the Seven against Thebes is clearly dominated by the chief actor...of their trilogies, the Seven against Thebes the third of its; and, judging by what...

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Thebes
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...founded by Cadmus and the seat of the legendary king Oedipus , Thebes became a major military power in Greece following the defeat...Greek poet Pindar ( c. 518– c. 438 bc) was born in Thebes, and from this is known as the Theban bard and the Theban eagle...
Paul of Thebes, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Paul of Thebes, St (d. c. 340), traditionally the first Christian hermit . He apparently fled to the desert in the Decian persecution (249–51). St Antony is said to have visited him when he was 113 years old, and later to have buried him. Feast day, 15 Jan.
Olympiodorus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography OLYMPIODORUS ( b . Thebes. Egypt, ca . 360-385; d . after...went to Egypt, where he visited Nubia, Thebes, Talmis, Syene (now Aswan), the...and Lippmann, credit Olympiodorus of Thebes with being the author of a Greek work...
Oedipus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...Greek mythology, the son of Jocasta and of Laius, king of Thebes. Left to die on a mountain by Laius, who had been told by...infant Oedipus was saved by a shepherd. Returning eventually to Thebes, Oedipus solved the riddle of the sphinx, but unwittingly...
valley
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...southern California. Valley of the Kings a valley near ancient Thebes in Egypt where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom ( c. 1550...discovered in 1922. Valley of the Queens a valley near ancient Thebes in Egypt where the wives and daughters of pharaohs of the 20th...
seven
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...completion or perfection, especially in echoes of biblical phraseology. Seven against Thebes in Greek legend, the name given to the expedition against Thebes led by Polynices, son of Oedipus , against his brother Eteocles. When both young men...
Philolaus of Crotona
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...oubreak of the democratic rebellion, during which the meeting houses of the Pythagoreans were burned down. He first went to Thebes but later settled in Tarentum, the only remaining center of Pythagorean political activity in southern Italy. There he is...
Hatred
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...hatred extended to the funeral pyre where even their flames would not mingle. [Gk. Myth.: “ The Seven Against Thebes ” in B é net, 917] Feverel, Sir Austin after wife left him, he became a woman-hater. [Br. Lit...
Militarism
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 441. Militarism (See also .) Adrastus leader of the Seven against Thebes. [Gk. Myth.: Iliad ] Siegfried killed many enemies; led many troops to victory. [Ger. Lit. Nibelungenlied ]
Valley of the Kings
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Valley of the Kings A narrow gorge in western Thebes containing the tombs of at least 60 pharaohs of the 18th to 20th dynasties ( c. 1550–1050 BC), beginning with Thutmose...

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CLEMSON PLAYERS PRESENT 'THE BURIAL AT THEBES'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/6/2006; 638 words ; ...Players will present "The Burial at Thebes," a stirring new translation of Sophocles...Arts Feb. 23-26. "The Burial at Thebes" was written by Irish Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. "'The Burial at Thebes' portrays the struggle between loyalty...
The Burial at Thebes: A Poetic Rendering of Sophocles' Antigone by Seamus Heaney
Magazine article from: Western European Stages; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Theatre's production of The Burial at Thebes, a translation/adaptation of Sophocles...Just as Creon forced the citi/ens of Thebes into an either/or situation in relation...the dutiful sibling Antigone. Burial at Thebes is really an examination of a ruler brought...
Festival's? 'Thebes' at Long Wharf exemplary
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register; 6/17/2008; ; 630 words ; ...Company's production of "The Burial at Thebes," Nobel prize- winning poet Seamus...to transport their audience to ancient Thebes (thanks to Jessica Curtis' quintessentially...head-on. Paul Basham's Creon, Thebes' head of state who declares his dead...
Seven set to go mad in Cardiff show; Preview Seven Go Mad In Thebes! The Gate, Cardiff.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/17/2008; 597 words ; ...Hennessy's acclaimed piece Seven Go Mad in Thebes! Directed by Alison Comley, it's basically a battle of the sexes as the women of Thebes are in revolt. Tired of their menfolk...war-mongering, they flee civilised Thebes for a life of sex, drugs, rock 'n...
Luxor Museum; the glory of ancient Thebes, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2008; 480 words ; ...9789771723523 Luxor Museum; the glory of ancient Thebes, 2d ed. el Shahawy, Abeer, American...of several books. Focusing on ancient Thebes, she presents a selection of masterpieces...providing an overview of the history of Thebes, is followed by color photographs of...
Theatre reviews: Messiah and The seven against Thebes
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 11/25/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...praises. Run ended The Seven Against Thebes Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow *** FOR those...of Anton Arrufat's The Seven Against Thebes may come as a surprise. Written in 1968...s siege of his brother Eteocles's Thebes was interpreted as "defeatist" by the...
Queen Of Thebes usurps Hannon pair; WINDSOR.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 7/1/2008; 642 words ; Byline: by Bruce Jackson QUEEN OF THEBES made a winning debut in some style to...they had to play bridesmaids to Queen Of Thebes, who was giving trainer Gary Moore a...fortnight. Star performance Queen Of Thebes, a taking filly making a winning debut
"Four Women of Thebes"@head.review:"Four Women of Thebes"
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/31/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...small. Indeed, the company's staging of "Four Women of Thebes," now in one of the Athenaeum Theatre's studio spaces...Far less successful are the scenes in which the citizens of Thebes race around in a panic about the ever-widening reach of a...
Tips box Step up in distance seems sure to suit Thebes.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 3/17/2008; 700+ words ; Racing Post Ratings Simon Turner Thebes 4.00 Wolverhampton (nap) Machinate...already this year, and can hit the mark via Thebes in Wolverhampton's Get Egg-Cited For...mopping up soft races for the stable, with Thebes being one example. The son of Cadeaux...
Le Roman de Thebes: Edition bilingue.(EDITIONS OF TEXTS)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/2009; ; 618 words ; Le Roman de Thebes: Edition bilingue, ed. and trans...euro]. The importance of the Roman de Thebes--the least known perhaps of the romans...for the opportunity to know the Roman de Thebes better--and to effect comparisons between...