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- ...arious forms, notably in '''Aeschylus'''<nowiki/>' tragedy ''Seven Against Thebes''. ...ins (including themselves), each sworn to attack one of the seven gates of Thebes. The leaders were: ...3 KB (446 words) - 16:17, 3 March 2024
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- ...Oedipus, which doomed his sons to divide their inheritance (the kingdom of Thebes) by the sword. ...e only one of the seven leaders to survive the disastrous campaign against Thebes, a survival attributed to the intervention of his divine horse, '''Arion''' ...2 KB (270 words) - 20:01, 14 March 2024
- ...arious forms, notably in '''Aeschylus'''<nowiki/>' tragedy ''Seven Against Thebes''. ...ins (including themselves), each sworn to attack one of the seven gates of Thebes. The leaders were: ...3 KB (446 words) - 16:17, 3 March 2024
- ...gth. They were the sons of '''[[Zeus]]''' and '''Antiope''', a princess of Thebes. Antiope was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a '''satyr''', and she was lat ...d his music to move the stones into place magically, building the walls of Thebes. ...3 KB (458 words) - 16:06, 3 March 2024
- The story of Cadmus is one of the most well-known foundation myths of '''Thebes''', an important city in <u>Boeotia</u>. Cadmus was a <u>Phoenician</u> pri ...y Greek myths, including the stories of Oedipus and the '''[[Seven Against Thebes]]'''. ...3 KB (446 words) - 16:09, 3 March 2024
- ...generations, making him a central figure in the mythological narrative of Thebes and a witness to the city's fortunes and misfortunes. ...s also appears in the story of the [[Seven Against Thebes|'''Seven Against Thebes''']], providing counsel to the besieged city, and in the '''Bacchae of Euri ...4 KB (588 words) - 17:16, 3 March 2024
- ...pus was the son of '''Laius''' and '''Jocasta''', the king and queen of '''Thebes'''. Before his birth, the '''Oracle of Delphi''' prophesied that Laius woul ...y fulfilling the second part of the prophecy. Years later, a plague struck Thebes. Consulting the Oracle again, Oedipus learned that the plague would only en ...4 KB (644 words) - 16:29, 3 March 2024
- ...oiting silver and gold mines as well as the support of conservatives in '''Thebes''', '''Argos''', '''Naxos''', and beyond. ...12 KB (1,924 words) - 13:55, 3 March 2024
- ...hilolaus''', who went to Greece and formed small Pythagorean circles in '''Thebes''' and '''Phlious'''. ...19 KB (2,904 words) - 15:10, 3 March 2024
- Herakleopolis itself, while not as archaeologically visible as Memphis or Thebes, reveals traces of urban infrastructure, administrative architecture, and t ..., and portions of Lower Egypt, while contending with rival powers based in Thebes to the south and various semi-autonomous nomarchs scattered throughout the ...164 KB (24,499 words) - 18:34, 1 September 2025
- ...ose that resonated across the Greek world. Stories of the '''Seven Against Thebes''', the '''Argonauts''', and especially the '''Trojan War''', were of parti ...24 KB (3,774 words) - 23:30, 2 March 2024
- ...lian coast'''. Thessaly’s plains and passes link to Boeotia’s basin around Thebes to form a continuous Aeolic speech field, and the crossing to Lesbos is sho ...]], and [[Amphion and Zethus]], have dueling myths about the foundation of Thebes.'' ...69 KB (10,622 words) - 06:48, 31 August 2025
- ...at '''Mycenae''' (in <u>Argolis</u>), '''Tiryns''' (in <u>Argolis</u>), '''Thebes''' (in <u>Boeotia</u>), and '''Chania''' (in <u>Western Crete</u>). ...30 KB (4,751 words) - 16:58, 12 March 2024
- ...'', a region north of the <u>Gulf of Corinth</u>, known for its city of '''Thebes''' and other towns. ...ion who participated in the legendary expedition of the '''[[Seven Against Thebes]]'''. Known for his bravery, martial prowess, and strategic acumen, he dist ...90 KB (14,317 words) - 22:46, 2 March 2024
- * 395–387 BCE: '''Corinthian War''' pits Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos against Spartan hegemony; naval defeat of Sparta at ''' * 335 BCE: '''Revolt of Thebes''' is crushed and the city destroyed; '''Aristotle''' founds the '''Lyceum' ...54 KB (7,962 words) - 12:52, 31 August 2025