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of Roman Lit., p. 427. Thébaide (ta-ba-ēd'), La. A play by Racine, produced June 20, 1664, by Molière's company. Thebais (thē bā-is). A Greek epic poem of the Theban cycle, of unknown authorship, relating to a mythical war between Argos and Thebes. Theban (thể bạn) Cycle, The. A group of legends or poems relating to the mythical war between Argos and Thebes. See Cyclic Poets , The, Theban Eagle, or Theban Bard. Pindar. Theban Legion. In Christian legend, a legion (from the Thebaidf) in the army of Maximian which refused to obey the emperor's order to persecute the Christians, and was twice decimated and finally exterminated for its disobedi ence. Thebaw (the bâ). The last king of Burma, deposed by the British in 1885. Thebes (thebz). [Gr. Θήβαι, L. Thebæ or Thebe (also Diospolis Magna ), Egyptian Uast .] A city of ancient Egypt, situated on both sides of