Thebes
Luxor's ancient name
Thebes names two ancient cities of historical significance.
The Greek Thebes was a major power in classical Greece, famous in mythology as the birthplace of Hercules and setting of the Oedipus legend.
The Egyptian Thebes, near modern Luxor, served as capital of ancient Egypt and site of the Valley of the Kings.
Context usually makes clear which is meant.
Egyptian city of ruins
- KarnakEgyptian temple complex
- AmunTheban king of gods
- Valley of the KingsEgyptian pharaonic burial ground
- HatshepsutEgyptian queen who ruled
Ramses · Tutankhamun · Amenhotep · pharaoh · Nile · dynasty · obelisk · temple
Tragic Greek king
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- CadmusLegendary Theban founder
- AntigoneTheban princess who honored forbidden burial
- TiresiasSightless oracle of Thebes
Jocasta · Dionysus · Heracles · oracle · prophecy · curse · fate · hubris
Classical Athenian playwright
- Oedipus RexAncient drama of prophecy fulfilled
- AntigoneTheban princess who honored forbidden burial
- AeschylusFather of tragedy
- EuripidesGreek tragic dramatist
catharsis · chorus · fate · hubris · destiny · masks · amphitheater · prophecy
Legendary Theban founder
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- polisGreek sovereign urban center
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- agoraGreek civic square
city-state · Philip II · Alexander · hegemony · confederation · citadel · fortification · oligarchy
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- templesHoly places or head sides
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- columnsUpright structural shafts
inscriptions · relics · tombs · conservation · preservation · heritage · frescoes · remnants
Luxor
Egyptian city of ruins
- KarnakEgyptian temple complex
- AmunTheban king of gods
- Valley of the KingsEgyptian pharaonic burial ground
Hatshepsut · Ramses · Tutankhamun · Amenhotep · pharaoh · Nile · dynasty · obelisk · temple · mummification
Oedipus
Tragic Greek king
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- CadmusLegendary Theban founder
- AntigoneTheban princess who honored forbidden burial
Jocasta · Tiresias · Dionysus · Heracles · oracle · prophecy · curse · fate · hubris · founding
Sophocles
Classical Athenian playwright
- Oedipus RexAncient drama of prophecy fulfilled
- AntigoneTheban princess who honored forbidden burial
- AeschylusFather of tragedy
Euripides · catharsis · chorus · fate · hubris · destiny · masks · amphitheater · prophecy · curse
Cadmus
Legendary Theban founder
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- polisGreek sovereign urban center
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
agora · city-state · Philip II · Alexander · hegemony · confederation · citadel · fortification · oligarchy
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- templesHoly places or head sides
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
columns · inscriptions · relics · tombs · conservation · preservation · heritage · frescoes · remnants · dig
- ancient citiesAthens, Rome, Jerusalem, Sparta, Damascus
- Ancient ThebesValley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, West Bank, Karnak, Luxor
- Theban mythsOedipus, Antigone, Creon, Jocasta, Tiresias
- Boeotia
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
ThebesMemphis
Tennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
Lower Egypt · Alexandria · Cairo · Giza · Heliopolis
- Seven Against ThebesAncient drama about fratricidal war