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  • The sacred Band of thebes,Alexander the Great, Fredrick the great, the samuri, Hitler, Lawrence of arabia, the Zulu,Native American warriors, oh and did I mention the 2 Gay Christian Married saints ST. sergius and ST.

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  • He refers to the Ramessuem as "the central business district of Ramesside thebes".

    Egyptology News 2009

  • actaeon was the grandson of cadmus, founder of thebes. he was also transformed into a stag by athena. project cadmus has been missing in the dcu since around the time luthor was elected president, i think though i could be wrong about this - i was still in college and couldn't afford many titles if i were to continue my foray into alchoholism.

    Week 3: The Not-So-Amazing Story of Luthor-Green and Luthor-Blue! Douglas Wolk 2006

  • •words, by which hcexprefled the violent agitation of his foul, and not content with words he commanded with all fpecd that his Equipage fhould be made ready to go for thebes, whi - ther he believ'd fhe was retir'd, and to follow her if he mift her there through all the Cities of Greece till he had found her.

    Pharamond; or, The history of France. A fam'd romance in twelve parts; the whole work never before Englished; 1677

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