| thebes | The Sphinx had eaten hundreds of people on their way to the city of Thebes, because they could not answer the riddle the cunning Sphinx had asked them. |
| thebes |
| thebes | (n) an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs |
| thebes | (n) an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC |
| 底比斯 | [底 比 斯] Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt; Thebes, ancient Greek city state [Add to Longdo] |
