THEBAN Definition & Meaning

Theban

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adjective

of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants
of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Thebes

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But a British-Egyptian team located it in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis near the city of Luxor.

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Then Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” a Penguin edition of Sophocles, “The Three Theban Plays,” and two books by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: “The Phenomenon of Man” and “Writings Selected.”

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Philip of Macedon was made captain of their army by the Thebans after the death of Epaminondas, and after the victory he took their liberty away from them.

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And in his famed Theban plays, the social ramifications of this are devastating.

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Many of the Theban women had joined them; Pentheus’ mother and her sisters were there.

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