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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Thebes . - noun Someone of, from, or pertaining to,
Thebes .
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Examples
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Corinna, of Tanagra, sometimes called the Theban because of her long residence at Thebes.
Woman's Work in Music Arthur Elson
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This legion was called the Theban Legion, because the men had been raised in
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He has strange news to tell; another Theban is a suppliant at the altar of Poseidon close by, craving speech with Oedipus.
Authors of Greece T. W. Lumb
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Egypt, called the Sahidic, or Theban, which is a work of the third century, perhaps even of the second.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Consequently it appears in several dialects; the Sahidic (formerly called Theban), or dialect of Upper Egypt (Arab, Essa'id, "the high"); the Akhmimic, originally in use in the province of Akhmim, afterwards superseded by Sahidic; the Fayûmic, or dialect of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Lepsius translated from the Turin papyrus; Budge bases his translations on what is called the Theban recension.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Various 1909
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In Switzerland, a whole division of the army, called the Theban Legion,
The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Maximian is said to have had a whole legion of Christians in his army, called the Theban, from the
Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Believe you 'the lives of the saints;' that Paul the Theban was the first hermit, and Anthony the first Caenobite?
The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade 1849
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The director said in a recent interview that to give the movie an authentic look, he has used the Witches 'Alphabet known as Theban in it.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 shantanu 2010
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