Thebans

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The Thebans were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, often featured in mythology and tragedy, including the story of Oedipus and the Sphinx.

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Thebans canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek people
alliedWith Sparta
appearsIn Greek mythology
Greek tragedy
associatedWithLegend Cadmus
Epigoni
Heracles
Niobe
Oedipus
Seven Against Thebes
Sphinx of Thebes
capitalOf Theban polis
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Boeotian culture
defeated Spartans at the Battle of Leuctra
destroyedBy Alexander the Great
enemyOf Athenians
ethnicGroupOf Thebes (Boeotia)
linked to: Thebes
featuredInWork Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
Euripides' The Phoenician Women
Sophocles' Antigone
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
knownFor Sacred Band of Thebes
linked to: Theban Sacred Band

Theban hegemony in 4th century BC Greece
hoplite warfare
language Ancient Greek
ledBy Epaminondas
Pelopidas
locatedIn Boeotia
Central Greece
linked to: central Greece
militaryUnit Sacred Band of Thebes
linked to: Theban Sacred Band
neighborOf Athenians
Boeotians of other cities
participatedIn Battle of Delium
Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)
Peloponnesian War
politicalSystem Greek polis
religion ancient Greek religion
sufferedEvent Destruction of Thebes (335 BC)
usedWritingSystem Greek alphabet
worshipped Apollo
Ares
Athena
Dionysus
Hera
Heracles
Zeus

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Sphinx notableVictim Thebans
War of the Epigoni hasOpponent Thebans
subject linked to: war of the Epigoni
Apollo Ismenios worshippedBy Thebans
Phocians foughtAgainst Thebans
Theban wars opposingForce Thebans
Tydeus enemy Thebans
Capaneus opposedBy Thebans
Hippomedon opponent Thebans