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Administrative region in Aegyptus
The Thebaid or Thebais (Ancient Greek: Θηβαΐς, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos
Thebaid
Latin poem by Statius
The Thebaid (/ˈθiːbeɪ.ɪd/; Latin: Thēbaïs, lit. 'Song of Thebes') is a Latin epic poem written by the Roman poet Statius. Published in the early 90s AD
Thebaid_(Statius)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Thebaid or Thebais in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Thebaid, or Thebais, was a region of ancient Egypt. Thebaid or Thebais may also refer
Thebaid_(disambiguation)
1st-century AD Roman poet
century CE. His surviving poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the Thebaid; a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae; and an unfinished epic
Statius
Northern Thebaid (Russian: Северная Фиваида), is the poetic name of the northern Russian lands surrounding Vologda and Belozersk, appeared as a comparison
Northern_Thebaid
City in Egypt
Qena (Arabic: قنا Qinā [ˈʔenæ], locally: [ˈɡena]) is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile
Qena
Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship
The Thebaid or Thebais (Ancient Greek: Θηβαΐς, Thēbais), also called the Cyclic Thebaid, is an Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship (see Cyclic
Thebaid_(Greek_poem)
Literary work
opening poem of the Theban Cycle. The Thebaid: contains 7,000 verses, also known as Thebais or the Cyclic Thebaid. It is an ancient Greek epic whose author's
Theban_Cycle
c. 1460 painting by Paolo Uccello
The Thebaid is a tempera on canvas painting by Paolo Uccello, executed c. 1460, also known as Scenes from the Lives of the Saints and Monks and The Life
The_Thebaid_(painting)
Ancient Greek poet
Homer and Hesiod, several epigrams, the Little Iliad, the Nostoi, the Thebaid, the Cypria, the Epigoni, the comic mini-epic Batrachomyomachia ("The Frog–Mouse
Homer
Greco-Roman goddess of fame
"Following Fama: Rumors in Statius' Thebaid." Phoenix 79.1 (2025): 131-149. Statius, Thebaid, 4.369 Statius, Thebaid, 9.32–35 p. 161 Smith, William; Dictionary
Pheme
Mythical horse
"the story is in the Cyclic poets", a reference perhaps to the Cyclic Thebaid. The Hesiodic Shield of Heracles also has "the great horse, black-maned
Arion_(horse)
Queen of Lemnos in Greek mythology
Bravo, p. 120; Statius, Thebaid 4.785–789. Statius, Thebaid 5.1–27. Statius, Thebaid 5.28–498. Bravo, p. 120; Statius, Thebaid 5.499–504. Bravo, pp. 120–121;
Hypsipyle
mentions a "wine-dark grape-bunch". Statius, Thebaid 5.463–464. Statius, Thebaid 5.471–474. Statius, Thebaid, 6.340–345, 433–435, 466, 475–476. Apollodorus
Thoas_(son_of_Jason)
Greek mythological champions who made war against Thebes
she is eventually killed (72). Just as the Cyclic Thebaid had been, the Latin poet Statius's Thebaid (c. 92 AD), is devoted entirely to the story of the
Seven_against_Thebes
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
and death. This relationship is very clear in Roman epics like Statius's Thebaid, where they are mentioned taking souls to be judged by Hades and inflicting
Hades
Figure in Greek mythology
Bravo, p. 120; Statius, Thebaid 4.785–789. Statius, Thebaid 5.1–27. Statius, Thebaid 5.28–498. Bravo, p. 120; Statius, Thebaid 5.499–504. Bravo, pp. 120–121;
Opheltes
Ancient Greek mythological king of Argos
Thebaid 1.514–720. Statius, Thebaid 2.152–200. Statius, Thebaid 2.363–451. Statius, Thebaid 2.482–743. Statius, Thebaid 3.324–386. Statius, Thebaid 3
Adrastus
Ancient Greek goddess of the Moon
nazionale romano, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 1999). Statius, Thebaid, Volume I: Thebaid: Books 1-7, edited and translated by D. R. Shackleton Bailey,
Selene
The surviving lists of the attendees and signatories of the First Council of Nicaea are in various languages and from different periods, containing various
List of attendees and signatories of the First Council of Nicaea
List_of_attendees_and_signatories_of_the_First_Council_of_Nicaea
Ancient Greek goddess of the night
1515/9783110955019. Internet Archive. Bailey, D. R. Shackleton, Statius. Thebaid, Volume I: Thebaid: Books 1–7, Loeb Classical Library No. 207, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nyx
Ancient Greek poet
v t e Theban Cycle Poems Oedipodea Thebaid Epigoni Alcmeonis Nominal authors Cinaethon (Oedipodea) Homer (Thebaid, Epigoni) Antimachus of Teos (Epigoni)
Antimachus_of_Teos
Ancient Greek goddess of harmony and concord
Diodorus Siculus, 5.48.5 & 49.1; Pindar, Pythian Odes 3.167; Statius, Thebaid 2.266; compare Hesiod, Theogony 934; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 195 (cited
Harmonia
Ancient Greek mythological king
Tartarus in the Underworld, warning others not to despise the gods. In the Thebaid of Statius, Phlegyas is also shown to be in the Underworld entombed in
Phlegyas
Topics referred to by the same term
9.29.6; Hyginus, Fabulae 161 Pausanias, 1.43.7; Statius, Thebaid 570 ff. Statius, Thebaid 9.254 Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation
Linus_(mythology)
Legendary figures in the second Argos-Thebes war in Greek mythology
had fought and been killed in the first Theban war, the subject of the Thebaid, in which Polynices and his allies attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother
Epigoni
639–646 Rashidun Caliphate campaign
until Arish in northern Sinai), Arcadia (Middle Egypt to Oxyrhynchus) and Thebaid (Upper Egypt starting at Hermopolis). Each of these provinces was headed
Arab_conquest_of_Egypt
Set of mythological Greek characters
Bibliotheca excerpts, 190.14 Nonnus, 14.67 ff. Statius, Thebaid 4.804 & 8.445 Statius, Thebaid 9.758 Homer, Odyssey 17.292 ff Antoninus Liberalis, The
Argus_(mythology)
Ancient Greek personification of the rainbow
ISBN 978-0-674-99046-3. Online version at Harvard University Press. Statius, Thebaid, Volume II: Thebaid: Books 8–12. Achilleid. Edited and translated by D. R. Shackleton
Iris_(mythology)
History of the Trojan War told in poems
(between 750 and 500 BCE), which in turn comprised the Oedipodea, the Thebaid, the Epigoni, and the Alcmeonis; however, it is certain that none of the
Epic_Cycle
Greek deity of mercy and compassion
the cutting of hair and the removal of garments at the altar. Statius in Thebaid (1st century) describes the altar to Clementia in Athens (treating Eleos
Eleos
Ancient Greek goddess, the personification of sloth and laziness
at the Perseus Project. Hyginus, Fabulae Preface. Statius, Thebaid 10.90 ff. Statius, Thebaid 10.86–92 This article incorporates text from this source,
Aergia
Son of Helios in Greek mythology
of the Caesars. Barnes & Noble. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-76075758-1. Statius. Thebaid. 6.321 ff. Valerius Flaccus. Argonautica. 5.428 ff. Cicero. De Natura Deorum
Phaethon
Chthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
the time of day that they manifest. Description of Tisiphone in Statius' Thebaid: So prayed he, and the cruel goddess turned her grim visage to hearken
Erinyes
Greek mathematician (c. 300–360)
Σερῆνος; c. 300 – c. 360 AD) was a Greek mathematician from the Late Antique Thebaid in Roman Egypt. Serenus came either from Antinoeia or from Antinoöpolis
Serenus_of_Antinoöpolis
Divine hero in Greek mythology
Synchronization. Statius, Thebaid, 6. 837, 10. 249 Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Amathous Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Gaza Statius, Thebaid, 6. 346 Servius on
Heracles
Mythological prince of Thebes
Antigone. He also features prominently in the Thebaid, Aeschylus' play Seven Against Thebes, and Statius' Thebaid. The story and his character was also of
Polynices
Play by Jean Racine
La Thébaïde (The Thebaid, The Thebans or The Theban Brothers) is a tragedy in five acts (with respectively 6, 4, 6, 3 and 6 scenes) in verse by Jean Racine
La_Thébaïde
Lost epic poem
sequel to the Thebaid and therefore grouped in the Theban cycle. Some ancient authors seem to have considered it a part of the Thebaid and not a separate
Epigoni_(epic)
Disambiguation article
Idmon, herald of Turnus. Idmon, a figure briefly mentioned in Statius' Thebaid. He came from Epidaurus and was portrayed in the poem cleansing Tydeus'
Idmon
Ancient Greek punisher of murder
Cerberus and Echidna's venom. Tisiphone has a prominent role in Statius' Thebaid, where she spurs on the war between Polynices and Eteocles at the behest
Tisiphone
Character in Greek mythology
ISBN 9780806131368. Sophocles, Antigone 1180, 1300 and passim Statius, Thebaid 10.783-814 Hesiod, Shield of Heracles from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica
Eurydice_(wife_of_Creon)
Demon associated with the underworld
Theogony. Demogorgon is first mentioned in the commentary on Statius's Thebaid often attributed in manuscripts to a Lactantius Placidus, (c. 350–400 AD)
Demogorgon
Pair of immortal horses in Greek mythology
of the Seven against Thebes with his prophetic abilities in Statius's Thebaid. Poseidon gave the two horses to King Peleus of Phthia, as a wedding gift
Balius_and_Xanthus
Semi-divine sea-dweller in Greek mythology
Rhodius, Argonautica 1.1310 Servius on Virgil, Georgics 1.437 Statius, Thebaid 7.335 ff. Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.917-959 As appears from his physical description
Glaucus
Place in Minya, Egypt
the Thebaid. Antinoöpolis first belonged to the Heptanomis, but under Diocletian (286 AD) Antinoöpolis became the capital of the nome of the Thebaid. Antinoë
Antinoöpolis
Greek mythological Queen of Thebes
Books Sophocles. Oedipus Rex, 1191–1312. Homer. Odyssey, Book XI. Statius. Thebaid, Book XI. Boccaccio, Giovanni (2003). Famous Women. I Tatti Renaissance
Jocasta
Roman legion
Notitia Dignitatum, the designation is interpreted more broadly as of the Thebaid in general. There is also a detachment comitatenses legion known as Legio
Legio_I_Maximiana
Town in Sohag, Egypt
Ptolemais Hermiou, or Ptolemais in the Thebaid, was a city and metropolitan archbishopric in Greco-Roman Egypt and remains a Catholic titular see. Today
Ptolemais_Hermiou
Ethnocultural region in northern Russia
economic power), were critical for the Russian North economy. Northern Thebaid is the poetic name of the northern Russian lands surrounding Vologda and
Russian_North
Poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Lydgate. The poem uses some of elements of the Teseida of Boccaccio, and the Thebaid of the Roman poet Statius, works which Chaucer would use again as a basis
Anelida_and_Arcite
East wind god in Greek mythology
1 Pausanias, Description of Greece 9.34.3 Lactantius Placidus, On the Thebaid 2.4 Hesiod, Theogony 132–138, 337–411, 453–520, 901–906, 915–920; Caldwell
Eurus
Set of Greek mythological characters
authority Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae 23 Apollodorus, 1.9.14; Statius, Thebaid 4.136 Pausanias, 10.26.1 Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an
Eurydice_(mythology)
Figure in Greek mythology
genealogy (Theogony 211–212, 224–226) makes her their niece. Statius, Thebaid, 10.89–90. Walde s.v. Mneme. The Greek Anthology, 10.67. Athanassakis and
Lethe_(daughter_of_Eris)
Christian monk and saint from 4th-century Egypt
who lived around the 4th century AD in Dalga, Nitria (Lower Egypt), the Thebaid, and in the deserts around Shaina. He is one of the lesser-known Desert
Or_of_Nitria
Ancient Egyptian village in the Valley of the Kings
Possibly top of a stela. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. From Egypt. Bought in the Thebaid (Thebais) but probably it came from Deir el-Medina. The Petrie Museum of
Deir_el-Medina
Greek mythological figures
vol. 2, p. 316, citing Pher. Frg. 76, Lykoph. Alex. 663, et al. Statius, Thebaid 8.135 Hyginus, Fabulae 90 Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by
Palaemon_(mythology)
Greek mythological figures with same name
Heroides 9.54 with commentary by Anne Mahoney Apollodorus, 2.7.8 Statius, Thebaid 9.764 Quintus Smyrnaeus, 11.90 Homer, Odyssey 10.81 Ovid, Metamorphoses
Lamus_(mythology)
Egyptian saint
be a disciple of Anthony the Great and a bishop of a city in the Upper Thebaid in the early fourth century. He is accounted by some as a prominent member
Paphnutius_of_Thebes
Symbol of medicine
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Rod_of_Asclepius
1st century AD Roman governor and general
Berenice's husband. Tiberius's first senior appointment was as governor of the Thebaid in 42 CE. Tiberius Alexander was evidently well enough connected for an
Tiberius_Julius_Alexander
5th-century Greek epic poet
Imperial Roman era. He was a native of Panopolis (Akhmim) in the Egyptian Thebaid and probably lived in the 5th century AD. He is known as the composer of
Nonnus
Character in Greek and Berber mythology
December 2019. Apollodorus, 2.5.11 Hyginus, Fabulae 31 & 157 Statius, Thebaid 6.893 ff. Lucan, Pharsalia 4.588-655 Ahmed Toufiq (2019). في تاريخ المغرب
Antaeus
Dog breed
33. Statius, Achilleid, I. 747. Statius, Silvae, II. VI. 19. Statius, Thebaid, III. 203. Virgil, Georgics, III. 405. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists, 12.57
Molossian_hound
Character in Greek mythology
ISBN 9780241983386. Hyginus, Fabulae 161. Statius, Thebaid 6.911 Statius, Thebaid 8.428 Statius, Thebaid 10.350 Diodorus Siculus, 4.81.1 Diodorus Siculus
Agreus_(mythology)
Lost early Greek epic
arranged the death of his father Amphiaraus, whose murder was narrated in the Thebaid. One of the surviving fragments is quoted by Athenaeus in the Deipnosophistae:
Alcmeonis
Egyptian hermit and saint
uncertain; "Paphnutius", a common name of Egyptian origin in the Upper Thebaid, may refer to Paphnutius of Scetis, a 4th-century abbot of Lower Egypt
Onuphrius
Homoloia. Homer, Iliad 9.668 with scholia Diodorus Siculus, 5.79.2 Statius, Thebaid 11.50 Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.529 ff. Suida, s.v. homolōios Diodorus Siculus
Enyeus
Roman deity, god of sleep
Griffin, p. 236, describes as "Statius' exercise in imatatio", see Statius, Thebaid 10.84–131. Griffin, p. 234. Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.592. Ovid, Metamorphoses
Somnus
Island in Orkney, Scotland
Villiers, Henri Adam (04 August 2011) “Papa Stronsay, the New Northern Thebaid”. New Liturgical Movement. Retrieved 01 February 2024. Orkneyinga saga
Papa_Stronsay
Cemetery, historical edifice in Pisa, Italy
south-western corner. The Last Judgement, Hell, Triumph of Death, and the Thebaid (stories of the Desert Fathers), usually attributed to Buonamico di Martino
Camposanto_Monumentale
to have performed miracles at Gortyna, Rome, and in the Thebaid. He died in exile in the Thebaid. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐμένιος ὁ Θαυματουργός
Saint_Eumenes
Greek minor gods, original inhabitants of Rhodes
Diodorus Siculus, 5.55.5 ff. Callimachus, Hymn 4 to Delos 28 ff Statius, Thebaid 2.265 ff Strabo, Geographica 10.3.19 Compare Höck, Creta i. p. 345, Welcker
Telchines
Water deity
from the river Cephisus.[citation needed] In his commentary on Statius's Thebaid, Latin poet Lactantius Placidus says that the virgin Castalia, trying to
Castalia
Ancient Greek drink
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Kykeon
4th century Roman writer
– c. 400 AD) was the presumed author of a commentary on Statius's poem Thebaid. Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel considered him to be the same person as Luctatius
Lactantius_Placidus
Village in Minya Governorate, Egypt
stood on the borders of Upper and Lower Egypt, and, for many ages, the Thebaid or upper country extended much further to the north than in more recent
Hermopolis
Figure from Greek mythology
Natura Deorum 1.40; Valerius Flaccus – Argonautica 2.414; 5.690; Statius Thebaid 1.549; Silvae 3.4.13; Apuleius – The Golden Ass 6.15; 6.24; Quintus Smyrnaeus
Ganymede_(mythology)
Lover of Coronis in Greek mythology
Book 2 and Simmias of Rhodes, Apollo Lactantius Placidus on Statius, Thebaid 3.506; Second Vatican Mythographer 128 Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses
Ischys
Greek and Roman mythological creature
1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.4487. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5. Statius, Thebaid 9.385 Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2.11. Larson, p. 283 n. 31, citing
Nymph
Son of Hipponous in Greek mythology
Seven Against Thebes 423 ff. Euripides, Phoenissae 1172 ff. Statius, Thebaid 10.927 Aeschylus, translated in two volumes. 1. Seven Against Thebes by
Capaneus
Greek mythological Theban princess
outgoing Theban hipparch to swear in his successor at her tomb. In Statius's Thebaid, the spring is a symbol of Thebes, and its name is often used metonymically
Dirce
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
Iliupersis Little Iliad Nostoi Odyssey Telegony Theban Cycle Oedipodea Thebaid Epigoni Alcmeonis Others Aesop's Fables Aretalogy Argonautica Bibliotheca
Ouroboros
Algernon obelisk) 2.15 m Amenhotep II 1427–1401 BC unknown (within the Thebaid) Oriental Museum, University of Durham (1838) Durham United Kingdom Dogali
Egyptian_obelisks
Voyager (1991) Oedipus Mayor (1996) Antigone (2019) Other works Oedipodea Thebaid Theban Cycle Lille Stesichorus The Gods Are Not to Blame Oedipus Tex Home
Greek_(play)
Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology
Pausanias, 9.29.6 Catullus lxi. 2. Hirt, Mythol. Bilderb. p. 210. Statius, Thebaid 8.548 ff. Diodorus, 4.7.4 Dolloff, Matthew (August 2006). "Mediating the
Urania
Greek mythological figure
Riemer A. (2017), "Ekphrasis, Emasculation, and Epic Tradition in the Thebaid of Antimachus", in The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 138, No. 3,
Acmon_(father_of_Uranus)
Group of characters in Greek mythology
Apollodorus, 1.7.3. Homer, Odyssey 10.2 Parada, s.v. Aeolus 5; Statius, Thebaid 9.765–767. Parada, s.v. Aeolus 4; Virgil, Aeneid 6.162–164, 9.774, :12
Aeolus
Roman emperor from 284 to 305
Diocletian moved into Egypt to suppress him, first putting down rebels in the Thebaid in the autumn of 297, then moving on to besiege Alexandria. Domitianus
Diocletian
Mythological character
858 Statius, Thebaid 6.346 Virgil, Aeneid 11.675 Statius, Thebaid 2.613–628 Statius, Thebaid 7.714 Statius, Thebaid 8.476 Statius, Thebaid 9.252 Apollodorus
Chromis_(mythology)
God of war in ancient Greek religion
Paphos: Mars heads for Thrace."; for Ares/Mars and Thrace, see also Statius, Thebaid vii. 42 "Odyssey, 8.295". [In Robert Fagles's translation]: ... and the
Ares
Usually gigantic humanoid, common in folklore
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.11 Hyginus, Fabulae 31 & 157 Statius, Thebaid 6.893 ff. La Tavola ritonda, o L'istoria di Tristano: 1: Prefazione, testo
Giant
Ancient Greek writer
v t e Theban Cycle Poems Oedipodea Thebaid Epigoni Alcmeonis Nominal authors Cinaethon (Oedipodea) Homer (Thebaid, Epigoni) Antimachus of Teos (Epigoni)
Cinaethon_of_Sparta
Nurse of the daughters of Adrastus
the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos. From Statius's Latin poem the Thebaid: Then the aged king [Adrastus] bids Acaste be summoned – his daughters’
Acaste_(mythological_nurse)
Mythological Greek king of Argos
retrieved 2007-08-19 Hyginus, Fabulae 273 Virgil, Aeneid 3.286; Statius, Thebaid 2.220 & 4.589; Servius, Commentary on Virgil's Aeneid, 3.286 Bell, Robert
Abas_(son_of_Lynceus)
Northeast African people documented in late antiquity
army of Blemmyes. A few years later, in 253, they attacked Upper Egypt (Thebaid) again but were quickly defeated. In 265, they were defeated again by the
Blemmyes
Figure in Greek mythology
1.3 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.749–743 Hyginus, Fabulae 149 & 275 Statius, Thebaid 7.186 Hyginus, Fabulae 150 David Rohl: The Lords of Avaris. London, Arrow
Epaphus
British anatomist and anthropologist (1858–1935)
Anatomy for Art Students, Clarendon Press, 1896. The ancient races of the Thebaid: being an anthropometrical study of the inhabitants of Upper Egypt from
Arthur_Thomson_(anatomist)
Three-prong spear
Iliupersis Little Iliad Nostoi Odyssey Telegony Theban Cycle Oedipodea Thebaid Epigoni Alcmeonis Others Aesop's Fables Aretalogy Argonautica Bibliotheca
Trident
Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt
served in Egypt, including Scythians known to have been stationed in the Thebaid by Justinian the Great (r. 527–565). Constantine introduced the gold solidus
Roman_Egypt
THEBAID
THEBAID
THEBAID
THEBAID
Boy/Male
Indian
Web, Cobweb, Spider web
Boy/Male
Muslim Hebrew
Clear. Lined up.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Salt
Boy/Male
Dutch, French, German, Greek, Swiss
Crowned; Form of Stephen
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Divine healer.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Muslim
Celebrated Abbasid caliph
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Scandinavian Olaf, OLAVI means "heir of the ancestors."
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Child of laughter.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Hebrew Eliy, ELI means "ascending." In the bible, this is the name of a high priest and last of the Judges in the days of Samuel. Compare with another form of Eli.
THEBAID
THEBAID
THEBAID
THEBAID
THEBAID
n.
A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in Boeotia.