thebe

[ te-be ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Thebe

/ ˈθiːbɪ /

Origin of thebe¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from Setswana: literally, “shield”

Origin of thebe¹

C20: named after Thebe , mythical queen of Thebes

And she, being subject in love to a god and to a man exceeding goodly, brought forth twin sons in seven-gated Thebe.

Thebe is displayed in all Bibles a devout recognition of moral principles, and a strong manifestation of moral feeling.

Isocrates now urges Thebe, the daughter of Jason, and her half-brothers to set up a popular government.

Andromache was a daughter of E-ëʹti-on, king of Thebe, the town from which the maiden Chryseis was carried away.

Thebe is distant from Astyra 70, and from Andeira 60 stadia.

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