place
Thebes (Egypt)
Egyptian Thebes
also: Θῆβαι Αἰγύπτιαι
The fabulously wealthy Egyptian city, home of Polybus and Alcandre, whose gifts to Helen and Menelaus are recalled in Book 4; distinct from Boeotian Thebes.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §4.113 Thebes
The immensely wealthy Egyptian city of Polybus and Alcandre, distinct from Boeotian Thebes.