Theban
Britishadjective
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of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Thebes or its inhabitants
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of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes or its inhabitants
noun
Example Sentences
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But the chorus of Theban citizens, whose odes interrupt the action at crucial points, makes clear that not only the ruling clan but the entire society is at stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
But a British-Egyptian team located it in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis near the city of Luxor.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
It was only beginning in the 1550s BCE that a string of Theban Egyptian rulers were able to go on the offensive against the Hyksos.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
During the reburial, the Theban priests re-attached Amenhotep's head and repaired other postmortem injuries likely inflicted by tomb robbers, according to the study.
From Reuters ● Dec. 28, 2021
Thebes was Dionysus’ own city, where he was born, the son of Zeus and the Theban princess Semele.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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