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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The Theban Necropolis, located across the Nile from Luxor, contains more than 400 tombs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
The team has previously excavated 54 tombs in the western part of the Theban mountain in Luxor, and had also established identities of more than 30 royal wives and court women.
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
Kirke, then: of her deceits and magic, then of his voyage to the wide underworld of dark, the house of Death, and questioning Teiresias, Theban spirit.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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