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Definitions of thebes in English

Noun(1) 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana(2) an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs(3) an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

Examples of thebes in English

(1) Palamon and Arcite are two Theban kinsmen who have been captured by Athens and declare their everlasting loyalty to each other in prison.(2) In Antigone, there are many different issues that the new Theban king must face, and he fails miserably, learning wisdom only after great suffering.(3) When Antigone is sentenced to death, Haemon warns Creon that many Thebans believe that she should live.(4) At this, the grateful Thebans acclaim Oedipus king, and offer him Jocasta as queen.(5) After the girls are led away, the Chorus of Theban elders sings about how once a member of a family commits a crime against the gods, the punishments continue to affect many later generations in the family.(6) The Greeks united and fought Philip, Spartans fighting alongside Thebans and Athenians at Chaeronea in 338.(7) But if Pindar, during his lifetime, had sold his house to some Theban , do you suppose that Alexander would have torn up the contract of sale and banished the legitimate owner?(8) The group known as the Theban plays, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone, have long been influential in English literature, either directly or in versions by Seneca.

(1) theatrical performance ::

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