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auvor.bsky.social
en demokraattien usko tuohon pystyvän mutta itse olen ajatellut maanpuolustusta edistävän puolueen perustaa.
spartalainen sotilaskoulutus kaikille, eliittiyksiköt (pyhä joukko) sitoutetaan kunnolla.
(nyt etsin sijoituskohdetta anustappi teollisuudesta)
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Theban pyhä joukko – Wikipedia
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November 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
andytobo.bsky.social
The only thing that LLMs and Iliad style poetics have in common is they both hate the Theban Cycle
sentantiq.bsky.social Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 5d
I am sorry. This is techno-obscurantist nonsense thst would be risible if it were not absolutely dangerous.

It is a fundamental misrepresentation of both oral poetics and the creative arts
himself.bsky.social Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 7d
1. A quick thread to summarize my and Cosma's new piece on LLMs as Homeric songs at the Economist. The piece has its origins in bactra.org/weblog/feral... and this fantastic article by Murray Shanahan et al, which we couldn't link as we would have liked www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
witchtokdilf.bsky.social
Just put the fries in theban, Haley!
November 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
rogueclassicist.bsky.social
3907 - Enemies of old: Athenia…–The History Network – Apple Podcasts
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3907 - Enemies of old: Athenian versus Theban at the battle of Delium, 424 BC
Podcast Episode · The History Network · November 1 · 31m
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November 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
jasminestarshine.bsky.social
🎃Samhain activity for your little :))🕯️

Give them a worksheet written in Theban and have then complete it in their new alphabet! 🥰
October 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
ana0dias.bsky.social
Still one of my favourite relic labels of all the (over 400) specimens I’ve handled over the past 3 years.
A tiny label for a relic of Maurice, the leader of the Theban Legion that is now in Sens.
We wonder if it came from St Maurice d’Agaune - another special place for the CD project ⛪️
October 29, 2026 at 7:09 PM
insectoid.bsky.to
werwulf arg btw
theban runes for werwulf
October 26, 2026 at 4:37 AM
gabemovie.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to the voice acting legend Jim Cummings🥳❗️

He has been official voice of Winnie the Pooh since 1988,Tigger since 1989, mvoiced the captain of the guards in Shrek

Kaa on Jungle Cubs and The Jungle Book 2 , is the voice of Pete for Disney and voiced Razoul the Guard Captain in Aladdin
November 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
edgarinthemoment.bsky.social
0381/1001 — Source summary

In the Met's retelling, the Theban sphinx challenges people with a riddle about a changing number of feet.
November 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
surrealember.bsky.social
Pixelween is over, so I'm posting all of my entries 1 by 1
Week 1's theme - Fresh Blood (alive creature with physical form)
I chose a witch, the past incarnation of my character Olivia
Palette: #doriangreenless

#pixelart
A pixel art portrait of a woman with long brown hair and golden eyes. She's wearing a simple circlet with a red gem, a red bead necklace with an eye pendant, and a black dress with a red trim. The Theban script above her spells out "Olivia".
October 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
surrealember.bsky.social
All 5 portraits in one image!
A showcase of 5 framed portraits with a pumpkin-themed background. 1) A pixel art portrait of a woman with long brown hair and golden eyes. She's wearing a simple circlet with a red gem, a red bead necklace with an eye pendant, and a black dress with a red trim. The Theban script above her spells out "Olivia". 2) A pixel art portrait of an undead nobleman. He has blue skin, glowing yellow eyes, and a dirty gray ponytail. He's wearing a black jacket with golden buttons, and a simple gold earring. The background has a tiny coat of arms. 3) A pixel art portrait of a ghostly lady. She has blue skin, glowing white eyes, and featureless long black hair. She's wearing a featureless black gown with a brooch and earrings. She has tear streaks and a scar on her neck. 4) A pixel art portrait of a red demon with 2 pairs of big horns, and some smaller ones between them. He has glowing yellow irises and he's quite muscular. He's shirtless, only wearing a bowtie. He also has some silver piercings on his face and nipples. The background has cold flames and pentagrams. 5) A pixel art portrait of a shadow person with short hair. They have green glowing eyes and a glowing green heart. The dark background is filled with stars of different shapes and sizes.
November 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
kardomah.bsky.social
The Beautiful Festival of the Western Valley
Katherine Slinger explores one of the most important Theban religious festivals.
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October 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Amenhotep son of Hapu was receiving worship before he died.
Ancient Content (@HistContent) on X
Amenhotep son of Hapu was receiving worship before he died. His cult was established at his own mortuary temple roughly three years ahead of his death, and that temple stood on the Theban west bank b...
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November 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
sanguinusshiboleth.bsky.social
Finally happy feast day of Fidelis of Como, martyr of the Theban Legion; may we seek hope and flee from evil.

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Fidelis of Como - Wikipedia
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October 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
dholsopple.bsky.social
Apparently Google still doesn't understand capitalization
Google AI Overview of "Was Epamonidas a Democrat": Yes, Epaminondas was a key supporter and leader of the democratic movement in Thebes and the broader Boeotian League. Political Role and Democratic Reforms Theban Revolution (379 BCE): He joined forces with Pelopidas and other democratic exiles to overthrow the Spartan-backed oligarchy in Thebes. Democratic Confederacy: He helped reconstitute the Boeotian confederacy into a democratic federation governed by an executive body of seven elected generals (Boeotarchs). Promoting Democratic Rule Abroad: When he invaded the Peloponnesus and defeated Spartan power, he actively introduced democratic institutions to liberated regions like Messenia and founded new democratic cities like Megalopolis. Social Reforms: As a statesman influenced by Pythagorean philosophy, he worked to expand political rights and status for marginalized and lower classes within the Theban sphere of influence.
October 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
art.keo.computer
statue of a couple · limestone
Accession no. N 54
Purchase, 1827
Source: Musée du Louvre. Photo: Christian Décamps (© 2008 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn)
Provenance: Western Thebes (Thebes->Theban region->Upper Egypt)
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https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010007112
October 28, 2026 at 8:17 AM
archaeology-rocks.bsky.social
Book of the Dead, Papyrus of Ani

Unrolled, this Theban spell book stretches nearly 24 metres. Its famous scene weighs Ani's heart against the feather of the goddess Maat as the goddess Ammit waits nearby. Watch the countdown on our channel.

#Archaeology #ArchaeologyRocks #AncientEgypt
Papyrus of Ani scene of the weighing of the heart: Ani's heart on one scale, the feather of the goddess Maat on the other, with the goddess Ammit waiting below. Book of the Dead, c. 1250 BCE, British Museum. Photo: British Museum (original artist unknown), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
October 30, 2026 at 12:17 PM
thirdbookofthedead.bsky.social
In 338 BC, Philip II walked among 300 dead Theban soldiers, 150 pairs of lovers who had refused to surrender. Plutarch says he wept. Excavations at the Lion of Chaeronea later found 254 skeletons in seven rows. Most scholars say they were the Sacred Band. Do you believe it?

#ancienthistory
October 27, 2026 at 11:24 AM
zaswadosaze.bsky.social
kushitekemetic
The Theban Ogdoad temple serves as a sacred mound where the eight deities weee buried after they gave their lives to create the universe.

Just as AMUN 𓇋𓏠𓈖
was associated with unified with the solar power of RE 𓇳𓏺 so was AMUNET 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏
October 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
zaswadosaze.bsky.social
kushitekemetic
She was said to be living in the branches of a sacred tree (often a sycamore or date palm) right at the edge of the desert, overlooking the gates of the underworld.
Images of AMENTI welcoming the deceased into the Duat are seen in entranced of tombs & pyramids by the Theban West Bank.
October 26, 2026 at 4:44 AM
winonastryder.bsky.social
Hot take: good plays these
Sophocles’ Three Theban Plays (trans. Fagles)
October 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
bredixx.bsky.social
Adam Snow and Dex Devall in Theban Orgy
👉 https://bredixx.com/adam-snow-and-dex-devall-in-theban-orgy/
Deeper Deep Throat Featuring Adam Snow in a Wild Theban Orgy
October 23, 2026 at 2:24 AM
takeandread.bsky.social
The play’s last words. Oedipus, blind and begging to be exiled, is led back into the palace. He had won the throne by solving the Sphinx’s riddle.

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A passage from The Theban Plays by Sophocles: “Look ye, countrymen and Thebans, this is Oedipus the great, / He who knew the Sphinx’s riddle and was mightiest in our state. / Who of all our townsmen gazed not on his fame with envious eyes? / Now, in what a sea of troubles sunk and overwhelmed he lies! / Therefore wait to see life’s ending ere thou count one mortal blest; / Wait till free from pain and sorrow he has gained his final rest.”
October 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM
pjacobs.bsky.social
"a remake or in a separate genre like horror or biopics"

You mean like the Oresteia, the Theban Cycle, and literally all of Shakespeare's tragedies?
October 20, 2026 at 2:16 AM
mihalyfy.bsky.social
An Oct. 21st-22nd free online conference on #OpenAccess in #Egyptology, "organised by the University of Alcalá and The Middle Kingdom Theban Project within the framework of International Open Access Week."
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Open Access in Egyptology – MKTP
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October 19, 2026 at 4:27 AM