The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

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In the end, he discovered that the old man he had killed in a fit of rage years earlier was none other than the former king of Thebes — his father — and that his queen was, in fact, his mother. Though ...

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On the west banks of the Nile at the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, in modern day Luxor, stand the remains of a giant pillared structure surrounded by chapels dedicated to various deities and a ...