Thebes

[ theebz ]

/ θibz /

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.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Thebes

The·ba·ic

[thi-bey-ik] /θɪˈbeɪ ɪk/, adjective The·ban

[thee-buh n] /ˈθi bən/, adjective, noun

For the whole of this period the royal iconography is much more scanty than for the two Theban empires.

A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) |Georges Perrot
He saw the Theban Hills rolling their dark, menacing wave along the far horizon.

The Wave |Algernon Blackwood
Many more instances might be given, but the monuments of the second Theban empire demand our attention.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot
The new Theban empire, from the sixteenth to the twentieth dynasties.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot

One of the Theban dealers leads so holy a life that he will assuredly be regarded as a saint by future generations.

The Treasury of Ancient Egypt |Arthur E. P. B. Weigall

Theban

/ (ˈθiːbən) /

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

a native or inhabitant of Thebes

Thebes

/ (θiːbz) /

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

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