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Pestilential describes the conditions in Thebes at the start of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a pestilence afflicts all Thebes. It causes children to be born dead or die shortly thereafter, crops to fail and livestock to ail. It needs to be ended before all life ends in Thebes.
I believe that was the start of that awful Oedipus mess.
When chocolate monkeys killed Alexander the great
Thebes is a bustling market town. Thebes is known for its products and wars. Thebes was the birth place of Hercules.
The address of the Thebes Historical Society is: 24995 Diswood Road, Thebes, IL 62990
Cadmus founded thebes.
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
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Thebes was a city in ancient greek times!
The ancient city (Thebes) is not called that. Thebes is actually the ancient capital of Egypt, or Alexandria.
The web address of the Thebes Historical Society is: www.thebescourthouse.com
Dionysus was born in Thebes.