Thebes

[theebz]

noun

1. an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt.

2. a city of ancient Greece, in Boeotia: a rival of ancient Athens.

Thebes

/ θiːbz /

noun

1. (in ancient Greece) the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great (336 _bc )

2. (in ancient Egypt) a city on the Nile: at various times capital of Upper Egypt or of the entire country

Other Word Forms

• Thebaic adjective
• Theban adjective

Example Sentences

A vulture is used as the hieroglyph for mother, mut being the word for them both, and for the mother goddess of Thebes.

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The play is set in a mythical prehistory, in the city of Thebes.

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“Jenny From Thebes” is a rich and rewarding listen, but for the uninitiated it would be a strange place to start.

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“Before the Titanic, I was traveling in Egypt, a place called Thebes,” the man said.

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The stiff family of King Pentheus of Thebes gathers around a dinner table, in outrageously camp makeup and costumes, and await the arrival of a meteor that might destroy the earth.

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